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=-50&umax=20&vmin=-40&vmax=30&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:  2026-08-11 02:42 UTC

SFC STATION: KGGW (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KGGW&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KGGW 110153Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02390078 TSNO $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK108.0120—
OK12119.01063.4
OK18221.01052.6
OK21221.01033.5
OK30417.0962.8
OK51716.01052.0
OK76112.01053.9
OK82213.01063.7
OK170610.03332.3
OK173613.03372.2

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 2026-08-11 02:42 UTC