KDTX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KDTX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Detroit-Pontiac, MI. 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=KDTX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=90&vmin=-60&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KPTK

RADAR SITE:  KDTX - Detroit-Pontiac, MI (SFC ELEV 336 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kdtx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:01 UTC

SFC STATION: KPTK (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KPTK&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KPTK 110153Z 29003KT 10SM OVC250 26/21 A2994 RMK SLPNO T02600210

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0290—
FAIL1217.03225.1
FAIL2138.03264.2
FAIL2749.03315.0
FAIL3359.03295.2
OK54811.03444.1
OK57911.03464.2
OK73114.03524.5
OK88313.03434.5
OK103615.03385.2
OK118815.03355.3
OK137116.03226.0
OK149316.03135.6
OK170617.03134.1
OK179818.03142.8
OK210324.03092.2
OK219428.03083.2
OK240729.03033.3
OK271230.03072.7
OK277330.03092.6
OK301729.03072.6
OK332230.03032.1
OK341330.03021.7
OK880880.02800.7

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).

KDTX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Detroit-Pontiac, MI, valid 2026-08-11 02:01 UTC