KGWX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KGWX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Tupelo (Columbus AFB), MS. 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=KGWX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=50&vmin=-30&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KCBM

RADAR SITE:  KGWX - Tupelo (Columbus AFB), MS (SFC ELEV 155 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kgwx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 09:06 UTC

SFC STATION: KCBM (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KCBM&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 08:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KCBM 020855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A2973 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP067 T02100201 56002 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK11911.03173.6
OK15011.03253.7
OK18011.03313.5
OK3339.03303.1
OK4546.03432.8
OK5466.03432.9
FAIL7594.03523.3
FAIL10348.02854.0
OK106413.02742.5
OK133822.02565.1
OK136923.02654.7
OK167430.02584.7
OK170431.02554.8
OK197833.02552.4
OK216132.02535.1
OK228335.02483.4
OK258824.02605.2

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).

KGWX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Tupelo (Columbus AFB), MS, valid 2026-08-02 09:06 UTC