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=-40&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=10&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:  2026-08-02 06:47 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KGCM 020655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 SCT070 SCT095 21/18 A2993 RMK AO2

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK10116.03463.3
OK13116.03503.2
OK19222.032.5
OK34523.0143.5
OK40624.0143.0
OK55825.0183.2
OK71025.0213.3
OK77127.0223.3
OK101532.0213.4
OK104632.0203.3
OK132035.0203.2
OK135136.0193.2
OK162533.0232.5
OK168636.0233.0
OK193037.0192.9
OK214339.0123.3
OK223439.0123.3
OK253936.053.3
OK272234.082.1
OK284433.0102.1
OK314934.0111.9
OK342332.0101.9
OK345432.0101.9

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 2026-08-02 06:47 UTC