KGSP WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KGSP WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Greenville-Spartanburg, SC. The hodograph plots horizontal wind vectors by height above ground, with color-coded altitude layers and optional METAR surface-wind data.

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Request and source metadata
URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KGSP&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=40&vmin=-10&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KGSP

RADAR SITE:  KGSP - Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (SFC ELEV 291 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kgsp/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-03 08:37 UTC

SFC STATION: KGSP (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KGSP&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-03 07:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KGSP 030753Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM OVC009 21/21 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02060206 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0190—
FAIL756.02216.5
FAIL1365.02366.8
FAIL1977.02534.8
FAIL3198.02574.7
FAIL3499.02644.9
OK56210.02584.8
OK62310.02634.5
FAIL74510.02465.0
OK92816.02592.5
OK105013.02424.8
OK123315.02462.5
OK153821.02452.7
OK184329.02302.8
OK214732.02231.8

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).

KGSP WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, valid 2026-08-03 08:37 UTC