KCCX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KCCX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near State College, PA. The hodograph plots horizontal wind vectors by height above ground, with color-coded altitude layers and optional METAR surface-wind data.

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URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KCCX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=50&vmin=-20&vmax=60&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KUNV

RADAR SITE:  KCCX - State College, PA (SFC ELEV 733 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kccx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 09:02 UTC

SFC STATION: KUNV (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KUNV&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 08:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KUNV 020855Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM BKN070 BKN100 OVC120 22/21 A2987 RMK AO2

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.0200—
OK12025.01732.7
OK18124.01753.5
OK21227.01782.5
OK36426.01834.1
OK48630.01893.5
OK57830.01913.3
OK76033.01943.4
OK79135.01934.2
OK103534.02114.1
OK109631.01992.6
OK137027.02022.9
OK140126.02012.9
OK170523.02092.1
OK201020.02093.1
OK219321.02052.2
OK231520.02072.9
OK262021.02142.9
OK277220.02142.3
OK292523.02142.1
OK322922.02212.1
OK347321.02242.5
OK353422.02251.8
OK383921.02283.2
OK414427.02212.6
OK426612.01994.5
OK444932.02182.2
OK475331.02091.6
OK505838.02275.2
OK536350.02192.7
OK597333.02133.3
OK658236.02253.2
OK688740.02312.4
OK719239.02312.4
OK780140.02331.9
OK841139.02302.2

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).

KCCX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near State College, PA, valid 2026-08-02 09:02 UTC