KINX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KINX - Tulsa, OK (SFC ELEV 204 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kinx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 01:48 UTC

SFC STATION: KGCM (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KGCM&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KGCM 110155Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A2996 RMK AO2

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0150—
OK10118.01844.0
OK13116.01853.4
OK19221.01932.5
OK34520.01874.2
OK40623.01942.4
OK55823.01903.4
OK71022.01932.7
OK74123.01942.9
OK101521.02002.6
OK104623.01972.2
OK132021.02003.1
OK138122.02032.0
OK162517.01862.8
OK223414.02063.7

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).

KINX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Tulsa, OK, valid 2026-08-11 01:48 UTC