KGLD WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KGLD - Goodland, KS (SFC ELEV 1113 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kgld/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-07-29 08:35 UTC

SFC STATION: KGLD (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KGLD&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-07-29 07:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KGLD 290753Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM BKN110 22/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02170206

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0230—
OK10615.02543.2
OK16718.02553.0
OK31916.02594.5
OK41120.02403.1
OK50215.02464.4
OK71613.01872.6
OK99014.01623.1
OK102014.01793.3
OK132515.01833.5
OK163013.01722.6
OK166115.01714.0
FAIL19357.01535.3
FAIL21487.0944.8
OK284919.013.9
OK650722.03384.7
OK803114.02671.5

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).

KGLD WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Goodland, KS, valid 2026-07-29 08:35 UTC