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 .

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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=-30&vmax=40&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:  2026-08-11 01:20 UTC

SFC STATION: KGLD (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KGLD&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KGLD 110053Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM CLR 33/13 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLP069 T03330133

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK108.010—
OK10619.071.8
OK16718.0121.8
OK31913.0225.9
OK41117.0182.0
OK50212.0315.1
OK71618.003.0
OK99018.0604.7
OK102017.03533.1
OK132510.0773.5
OK163026.01946.6
FAIL16615.02374.6
OK193523.01993.4
OK21488.02673.0
OK224020.02311.2
OK254418.02333.9
OK272713.02002.1
OK284925.02232.8
OK315419.02444.3
OK339826.02092.4
OK345919.02161.2
OK376424.02202.6
OK406816.02234.9
OK422116.02393.8
OK437316.02443.5
OK467816.02502.6
OK498319.02592.4
OK528820.02652.9
OK559222.02773.1
OK620225.02933.4
OK650727.02892.8
OK653727.02872.6
OK681224.02832.0
OK742126.02842.6
OK803123.02803.4
OK955521.02911.9

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).

KGLD WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Goodland, KS, valid 2026-08-11 01:20 UTC