KDVN WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KDVN WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Davenport, IA. 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=KDVN&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=70&vmin=-60&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KDVN

RADAR SITE:  KDVN - Davenport, IA (SFC ELEV 230 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kdvn/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:51 UTC

SFC STATION: KDVN (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KDVN&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 02:52 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KDVN 110252Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02440233 53013

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0180—
FAIL755.01985.7
FAIL1057.02006.4
FAIL19711.02216.5
OK31911.02173.6
OK37914.02223.9
OK53213.02324.0
OK68411.02493.9
OK74512.02544.0
OK98915.02735.7
OK102016.02745.5
OK129419.02705.6
OK132421.02736.0
OK159922.02714.4
OK166022.02784.4
OK190320.02733.0
OK214721.02834.4
OK220822.02844.2
OK251325.02723.2
OK272628.02732.7
OK281828.02742.9
OK312328.02752.7
OK342725.02842.7
OK373223.02932.2
OK403725.03002.2
OK769550.03122.9
OK1043848.02811.8

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).

KDVN WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Davenport, IA, valid 2026-08-11 02:51 UTC