KLNX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KLNX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near North Platte-Valentine, NE. 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=KLNX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=50&vmin=-40&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KTIF

RADAR SITE:  KLNX - North Platte-Valentine, NE (SFC ELEV 919 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.klnx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KTIF 020655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3007 RMK AO2 T01690141

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK11723.01803.8
OK17827.01803.2
OK30028.01802.4
OK33129.01814.4
OK51430.01835.3
OK60528.01865.2
OK72719.02015.4
OK91016.02132.2
FAIL121519.01949.6
OK182419.03275.4
OK212914.03393.7
OK216015.03402.9
OK243421.03543.8

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).

KLNX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near North Platte-Valentine, NE, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC