KHPX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KHPX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Hopkinsville (Ft. Campbell), KY. 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=KHPX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=40&vmin=-40&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KCKV

RADAR SITE:  KHPX - Hopkinsville (Ft. Campbell), KY (SFC ELEV 172 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.khpx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:49 UTC

SFC STATION: KCKV (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KCKV&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:52 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KCKV 020652Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM OVC016 22/19 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP050 T02170194

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0190—
OK10211.02092.9
OK13310.02163.1
OK16313.02272.1
OK31615.02513.1
OK43817.02562.8
OK49916.02552.7
OK71216.02592.5
OK74216.02581.4
OK98614.02613.0
OK104715.02671.7
OK132212.02893.1
OK135213.02881.7
OK165711.03083.1
OK196210.03082.3
OK214510.03102.7
OK226613.03193.8
OK257118.03112.0
OK275423.03381.2

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).

KHPX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Hopkinsville (Ft. Campbell), KY, valid 2026-08-02 06:49 UTC