KFFC WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KFFC - Atlanta, GA (SFC ELEV 262 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kffc/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 01:43 UTC

SFC STATION: KFFC (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFFC&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFFC 110053Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3016 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND W SLP205 T02610228

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0160—
FAIL1347.01735.6
FAIL1957.01743.5
OK3476.02272.7
OK3786.02272.9
FAIL5615.02342.8
FAIL6525.02522.7
FAIL7745.02723.2
FAIL9575.03173.6
FAIL10497.03203.6
OK12627.03323.4
FAIL13846.03403.6
FAIL15677.03494.7
FAIL17196.03583.8
FAIL18716.0123.6
FAIL21766.0173.5
FAIL22077.0143.5
FAIL24815.0333.1

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).

KFFC WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Atlanta, GA, valid 2026-08-11 01:43 UTC