KFTG WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KFTG WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Denver, CO. 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=KFTG&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=60&vmin=-50&vmax=50&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true

RADAR SITE:  KFTG - Denver, CO (SFC ELEV 1675 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kftg/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:49 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK12332.01838.3
OK15433.01835.9
OK18439.01826.0
OK33736.01884.2
OK45938.01915.4
OK52034.01944.6
OK73328.01956.3
OK76428.01964.4
OK100720.02114.4
OK106819.02173.4
OK134313.02213.6
OK137311.02074.3
OK167813.03275.7
OK198322.03533.9
OK216621.03384.2
OK228824.03454.3
OK259230.03493.2
OK274533.03503.8
OK289734.03493.3
OK320238.03443.1
OK341538.03473.3
OK350738.03452.9
OK381241.03363.3

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).

KFTG WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Denver, CO, valid 2026-08-02 06:49 UTC