KGGW WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KGGW - Glasgow, MT (SFC ELEV 702 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kggw/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:48 UTC

SFC STATION: KGGW (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KGGW&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KGGW 020653Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 27/08 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP009 T02720078 404000139 TSNO $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0230—
OK12114.02014.9
OK18219.02205.0
OK21220.02205.5
OK51728.02487.8
OK82224.02425.5
OK112723.02374.5
OK134028.02359.6
OK143224.02384.0
OK170628.02386.6
OK173629.02416.6
OK204128.02425.6
OK216327.02386.9
OK234624.02364.6
OK265122.02396.5

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).

KGGW WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Glasgow, MT, valid 2026-08-02 06:48 UTC