KICT WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KICT WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Wichita, 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 .

Request and source metadata
URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KICT&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=30&vmin=-50&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KICT

RADAR SITE:  KICT - Wichita, KS (SFC ELEV 407 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kict/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:47 UTC

SFC STATION: KICT (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KICT&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KICT 020653Z 33003KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02110172 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0330—
FAIL1117.0254.1
OK2039.0473.8
OK32513.0323.5
OK50713.0272.8
OK53814.0263.3
OK75115.0113.1
OK81217.072.8
OK99519.03593.5
OK111721.03593.3
OK133024.03503.4
OK142225.03513.1
OK169627.03522.8
OK172727.03523.0
OK203132.013.0
OK215333.032.7
OK233634.052.3
OK264133.092.2
OK273332.0112.6
OK294632.0152.3
OK325132.0162.0
OK343434.0132.1
OK355535.0112.4

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).

KICT WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Wichita, KS, valid 2026-08-02 06:47 UTC