KCLE WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KCLE WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Cleveland, OH. 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=KCLE&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=40&vmin=-20&vmax=50&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KCLE

RADAR SITE:  KCLE - Cleveland, OH (SFC ELEV 233 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kcle/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:48 UTC

SFC STATION: KCLE (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KCLE&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:51 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KCLE 020651Z 04007KT 7SM BKN030 OVC045 22/21 A2973 RMK AO2 RAE51 TSE09 SLP075 P0009 T02170211 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.040—
FAIL7210.0529.0
OK13311.0604.2
OK19412.0644.7
OK34612.01004.9
OK37712.01104.7
OK52912.01284.4
OK68214.01443.4
OK74215.01623.1
OK98619.01742.2
OK101718.01772.7
OK129118.01812.3
OK132217.01792.4
OK159617.01812.7
OK168716.01822.7
OK190116.01821.9
OK214516.01842.9
OK220616.01862.9
OK251017.01912.4
OK272420.01992.6
OK281520.02002.9
OK312021.01953.1
OK342527.01942.6
OK373029.02013.1
OK403433.02082.8
OK424835.02103.9
OK433931.02132.4
OK464436.02123.1
OK494938.02153.0
OK525434.02205.4
OK531434.02205.1
OK555835.02215.3
OK586333.02224.8
OK632032.02196.2
OK647334.02212.2
OK708238.02053.5
OK735725.01985.5
OK738733.02175.7
OK769233.02004.1
OK830231.02003.3
OK869828.01975.1
OK891131.02003.8
OK1043535.02081.6

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).

KCLE WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Cleveland, OH, valid 2026-08-02 06:48 UTC