KJKL WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KJKL WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Jackson, KY. 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=KJKL&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=50&vmin=-20&vmax=60&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KJKL

RADAR SITE:  KJKL - Jackson, KY (SFC ELEV 416 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kjkl/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 04:03 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KJKL 020653Z AUTO 15003KT 1 1/4SM BR BKN001 BKN060 21/21 A2974 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V5 RAE0556 SLP056 P0000 T02060206

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0150—
FAIL1338.03015.4
FAIL1948.02864.3
OK49818.02115.0
OK52918.02115.6
OK77326.02153.9
OK80325.02133.4
OK104733.02183.4
OK110833.02123.4
OK138236.02163.8
OK141334.02152.4
OK171834.02132.4
OK202235.02083.4
OK220538.01992.7
OK232737.01982.9
OK263236.01963.6
OK278436.02043.3
OK293734.01993.1
OK324234.02043.2
OK345533.01993.0
OK354632.02053.0
OK385136.02063.4
OK415631.02113.2
OK427831.02164.1
OK446132.02053.9
OK476630.02083.7
OK507031.02133.8
OK531432.02183.8
OK537532.02193.9
OK568032.02205.0
OK629033.02254.2
OK656434.02244.2
OK689934.02253.7
OK720435.02263.5
OK750933.02293.1
OK811836.02322.5
OK814936.02322.5
OK872840.02333.6
OK1010043.02323.6
OK1025244.02323.2

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).

KJKL WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Jackson, KY, valid 2026-08-02 04:03 UTC