KBIS WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KBIS WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Bismarck, ND. 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=KBIS&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=60&vmin=-40&vmax=60&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KBIS

RADAR SITE:  KBIS - Bismarck, ND (SFC ELEV 505 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kbis/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:51 UTC

SFC STATION: KBIS (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KBIS&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:52 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KBIS 020652Z AUTO 15015KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02280144

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1015.0150—
OK19622.01757.8
OK31843.01914.3
OK40945.01944.2
OK56246.01974.3
OK71444.02033.4
OK77545.02003.5
OK101933.02083.4
OK132424.02212.7
OK135424.02242.7
OK162921.02352.8
OK169018.02503.3
OK193316.02574.1
OK217724.02823.9
OK223819.02925.0
OK254320.02954.0
OK275618.03023.1
OK284817.03094.0
OK315324.03252.6
OK342725.03273.3
OK345726.03262.7
OK376225.03282.4
OK406725.03292.3
OK437229.03242.6

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).

KBIS WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Bismarck, ND, valid 2026-08-02 06:51 UTC