KDOX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KDOX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Dover (Dover AFB), DE. 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=KDOX&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=KGED

RADAR SITE:  KDOX - Dover (Dover AFB), DE (SFC ELEV 15 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kdox/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:55 UTC

SFC STATION: KGED (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KGED&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:54 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KGED 020654Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02220206

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.0160—
OK7712.01524.8
OK13713.01573.9
OK22920.01744.4
OK29023.01753.9
OK32020.01794.0
OK53424.01874.5
OK59525.01893.0
OK74726.01913.7
OK89926.02043.4
OK120422.02063.7
OK211915.01682.8
OK577628.02241.3
OK608130.02321.5
OK669123.02391.8
OK730020.02371.3
OK760520.02370.9
OK791020.02390.8

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).

KDOX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Dover (Dover AFB), DE, valid 2026-08-02 06:55 UTC