KABR WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KABR WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Aberdeen, SD. The hodograph plots horizontal wind vectors by height above ground, with color-coded altitude layers and optional METAR surface-wind data.

Latest profile valid .

Request and source metadata
URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KABR&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=50&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KABR

RADAR SITE:  KABR - Aberdeen, SD (SFC ELEV 397 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kabr/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:45 UTC

SFC STATION: KABR (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KABR&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KABR 020653Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01780167 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0170—
OK12125.01745.9
OK18231.01744.7
OK21331.01734.5
OK30430.01684.9
OK51826.01783.2
OK73122.01814.1
OK82222.01812.3
OK112715.01943.1
OK143213.02212.5
OK265113.03241.5
OK271215.03272.5
OK295615.03322.8
OK326118.03392.7
OK341321.03403.0
OK356615.03322.3

QC keeps a level only where its wind speed exceeds twice its RMS fit error (the operational 2×RMS signal-to-noise test). FAIL rows are retained here for reference but excluded from QC-filtered plotting. A dash means the product reported no RMS for that level (kept, not assessable).

KABR WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Aberdeen, SD, valid 2026-08-02 06:45 UTC