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=-20&umax=50&vmin=-40&vmax=30&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:  2026-08-11 01:33 UTC

SFC STATION: KJKL (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KJKL&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KJKL 110053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02670222

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK13313.02383.3
OK19419.02383.0
OK34619.02343.7
OK49822.02472.8
OK52921.02433.0
OK77323.02543.3
OK80324.02552.6
OK104721.02672.9
OK110821.02673.3
OK138217.02783.3
OK141316.02883.0
OK171818.03292.6
OK202224.03411.4
OK220523.03422.0
OK232722.03391.3
OK263222.03391.2
OK278423.03401.4
OK293723.03441.9
OK324224.03462.0

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 2026-08-11 01:33 UTC