KAKQ WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

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Request and source metadata
URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KAKQ&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=20&vmin=-10&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KAKQ

RADAR SITE:  KAKQ - Norfolk-Richmond, VA (SFC ELEV 48 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kakq/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 09:09 UTC

SFC STATION: KAKQ (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KAKQ&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 08:54 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KAKQ 020854Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02170206 57009

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0100—
OK13517.01324.9
OK19620.01454.3
OK25721.01564.3
OK34820.01567.7
OK56226.01683.4
OK86721.01851.4

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).

KAKQ WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Norfolk-Richmond, VA, valid 2026-08-02 09:09 UTC