KBLX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KBLX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Billings, MT. 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=KBLX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=40&vmin=-40&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KBIL

RADAR SITE:  KBLX - Billings, MT (SFC ELEV 1109 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kblx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-08 01:14 UTC

SFC STATION: KBIL (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KBIL&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-08 00:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KBIL 080053Z 08005KT 10SM SCT120 BKN220 31/03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP135 FU SCT 120 T03110028

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.080—
OK11011.0974.6
OK20211.0993.5
OK29310.01043.2
FAIL4159.01034.5
OK5378.01002.9
OK7207.0862.8
OK7507.0822.6
OK99410.02954.1
OK102510.02954.1
OK133019.03122.7
OK163422.03033.2
OK169526.03012.5
OK193925.03003.3
OK224424.02933.6

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).

KBLX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Billings, MT, valid 2026-08-08 01:14 UTC