KDYX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KDYX - Abilene (Dyess AFB), TX (SFC ELEV 462 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kdyx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:48 UTC

SFC STATION: KABI (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KABI&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:52 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KABI 020652Z 15003KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02440189 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0150—
OK11710.0402.4
OK14812.0542.5
OK20815.0552.4
OK36119.0553.0
OK45220.0542.9
OK57419.0492.9
OK75719.0402.3
OK103119.0202.4
OK106219.0162.4
OK136721.03553.0
OK167231.03503.0
OK170232.03503.0
OK197635.03523.1
OK219035.03573.4
OK228135.003.3
OK258635.093.9
OK276931.0114.0
OK289135.0113.2
OK319629.0112.9
OK343928.0124.4
OK350037.0104.0

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).

KDYX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Abilene (Dyess AFB), TX, valid 2026-08-02 06:48 UTC