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=-10&umax=50&vmin=-40&vmax=20&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:  2026-08-02 06:52 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KBIL 020653Z 25013KT 10SM SCT220 31/M02 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP028 T03111017 404000189

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1013.0250—
OK11017.02847.4
OK20219.02807.5
OK32427.03158.8
OK41525.03018.3
OK72028.02947.7
OK75028.02937.7
OK102528.02804.5
OK133031.02725.1
OK163429.02724.6
OK166529.02715.5
OK193926.02804.7
OK215223.02824.9
OK224424.02805.1
OK254920.02834.1
OK273227.02953.5
OK285426.02934.2
OK315840.03143.8

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 2026-08-02 06:52 UTC