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=-30&umax=50&vmin=-50&vmax=30&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:  2026-08-11 01:58 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
FAIL3379.0688.9
OK45911.01174.1
OK350718.03272.7
OK381218.03351.3
OK411617.03282.6
OK442120.03261.1
OK503125.03102.7
OK564034.02983.3
OK594532.03314.2
OK625036.03042.9

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 2026-08-11 01:58 UTC