KFWS WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KFWS WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Dallas-Ft. Worth, 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=KFWS&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KFWS

RADAR SITE:  KFWS - Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX (SFC ELEV 212 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kfws/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:51 UTC

SFC STATION: KFWS (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFWS&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFWS 020655Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM 26/15 A2992 RMK AO2 T02600155 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.0350—
OK9316.0132.7
OK12316.0183.8
OK18416.0293.4
OK33621.0453.2
OK39720.0401.9
OK51922.0382.3
OK70222.0282.6
OK73322.0232.7
OK100724.0103.0
OK131226.03563.0
OK134227.03563.6
OK161730.03514.2
OK167829.03535.0
OK192127.03563.8
OK216527.083.7
OK222627.063.4
OK253126.093.9
OK271427.024.6
OK283629.034.6
OK314133.034.0
OK341537.025.2
OK344535.045.2
OK375028.093.7

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).

KFWS WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, valid 2026-08-02 06:51 UTC