KHDC WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KHDC WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near New Orleans-Baton Rouge, LA. 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=KHDC&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KHDC

RADAR SITE:  KHDC - New Orleans-Baton Rouge, LA (SFC ELEV 13 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.khdc/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:53 UTC

SFC STATION: KHDC (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KHDC&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KHDC 020655Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM BKN019 28/26 A2981 RMK AO2 T02810262

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0250—
OK7810.02594.2
OK13911.02644.3
OK23118.02725.0
OK29218.02664.5
OK35321.02785.4
OK56629.02813.8
OK59630.02764.2
OK74930.02894.1
OK90130.02943.3
OK102329.02984.8
OK120620.03085.0
OK138916.03234.5
OK151116.03332.6
OK172418.03393.7
OK181617.03374.0
OK212015.03233.3
OK215115.03202.6
OK242518.02831.4

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).

KHDC WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near New Orleans-Baton Rouge, LA, valid 2026-08-02 06:53 UTC