KLCH WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KLCH WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Lake Charles, LA. 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=KLCH&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KLCH

RADAR SITE:  KLCH - Lake Charles, LA (SFC ELEV 17 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.klch/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 09:05 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KLCH 020853Z AUTO 27007KT 9SM CLR 28/26 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02830261 56006

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0270—
OK13517.02705.2
OK19621.02745.0
OK28823.02783.4
OK34917.02815.4
OK56217.03035.2
OK59318.03025.2
OK77515.03225.8
OK89717.03354.3
OK101916.03535.4
OK120217.03514.7
OK135517.03524.4
OK150714.03403.7
OK169015.03394.2
OK181215.03334.1
OK211714.03053.3
OK242113.02692.3
OK272621.02821.6
OK577422.02601.3
OK607919.02651.2
OK668917.02951.7
OK729824.02971.1

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).

KLCH WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Lake Charles, LA, valid 2026-08-02 09:05 UTC