KCAE WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KCAE WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Columbia, SC. 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=KCAE&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=40&vmin=-20&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KCAE

RADAR SITE:  KCAE - Columbia, SC (SFC ELEV 70 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kcae/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:54 UTC

SFC STATION: KCAE (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KCAE&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:56 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KCAE 020656Z 15004KT 10SM SCT006 BKN011 23/23 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP095 T02330228 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.0150—
OK1439.01753.9
OK20412.01923.8
OK23513.01884.0
OK35716.02003.5
OK53920.02112.7
OK57020.02063.4
OK78320.02132.9
OK84422.02202.1
OK102720.02342.5
OK114924.02421.8
OK136216.02472.7
OK145418.02312.4
OK175915.02332.9
OK206316.02320.7
OK236818.02321.0
OK267316.02070.9
OK297818.02060.7
OK328319.02250.9
OK358716.02270.8
OK389214.02221.1
OK419715.02151.5
OK450214.02041.4
OK480716.01731.0
OK511118.01991.3
OK541621.02030.9
OK572118.02011.4

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).

KCAE WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Columbia, SC, valid 2026-08-02 06:54 UTC