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.

Latest profile valid .

Request and source metadata
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=-20&umax=50&vmin=-50&vmax=20&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:  2026-08-11 01:37 UTC

SFC STATION: KUNV (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KUNV&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KUNV 110053Z 21005KT 10SM SCT060 22/20 A2999

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0210—
OK12021.02743.4
OK18119.02834.2
OK21222.02833.2
OK36420.03004.9
OK48622.03123.6
OK57823.03183.9
OK76024.03223.7
OK79124.03213.3
OK103525.03224.3
OK109625.03224.0
OK137024.03223.7
OK140124.03233.6
OK170526.03333.1
OK201028.03322.3
OK219329.03262.3
OK231531.03261.9
OK262034.03222.4
OK277235.03222.1
OK292536.03211.9
OK322935.03272.0

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 2026-08-11 01:37 UTC