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=-30&umax=40&vmin=-40&vmax=30&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:  2026-08-11 02:33 UTC

SFC STATION: KCAE (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KCAE&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:56 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KCAE 110156Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02720239

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK108.0190—
OK14310.01844.6
OK20413.02074.5
OK23513.02254.7
OK35715.02395.3
OK53918.02533.9
OK57017.02554.3
OK78317.02613.8
OK84418.02644.0
OK102717.02844.8
OK114916.02824.8
OK139315.03074.9
OK145416.03165.3
OK172817.03315.0
OK175917.03364.8
OK206318.03435.3
OK221618.03445.1
OK236816.03454.8
OK267314.03365.3
OK276513.03364.7
OK297813.03475.0
OK328313.03593.4
OK343515.03573.9
OK358718.004.4

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 2026-08-11 02:33 UTC