KCBX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KCBX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Boise, ID. 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=KCBX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=50&vmin=-60&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KBOI

RADAR SITE:  KCBX - Boise, ID (SFC ELEV 942 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kcbx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:52 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KBOI 020653Z 29009KT 8SM BKN050 25/07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02500072 403830222 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK109.0290—
OK12528.03123.8
OK18631.03173.9
OK27733.03213.6
OK33838.03306.3
OK55137.03315.3
OK58239.03305.5
OK76537.03344.9
OK88735.03335.4
OK103935.03355.2
OK119133.03306.0
OK134432.03305.2
OK149632.03285.2
OK167929.03255.8
OK180130.03225.3
OK210629.03184.8
OK216729.03087.0
OK241128.03133.6
OK271526.03023.8

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).

KCBX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Boise, ID, valid 2026-08-02 06:52 UTC