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=-10&umax=30&vmin=-30&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:  2026-08-11 02:45 UTC

SFC STATION: KBOI (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KBOI&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 02:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KBOI 110253Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 31/M02 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP094 T03111017 55004

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0330—
FAIL12514.03557.3
FAIL18613.03507.1
OK27715.03466.9
OK58212.03543.8
FAIL76510.03275.0
OK88713.03314.1
OK119115.03014.4
OK149614.02775.4

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).

KCBX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Boise, ID, valid 2026-08-11 02:45 UTC