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.

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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=-20&umax=60&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:  2026-08-11 02:29 UTC

SFC STATION: KTIF (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KTIF&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 02:35 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KTIF 110235Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM TS SCT110 28/23 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU NE T02750228

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK109.010—
OK11716.087.6
FAIL17813.068.2
OK30017.01554.8
OK33118.01594.7
OK51417.01724.2
OK60522.01774.9
OK72714.01844.6
OK91019.01976.5
OK100112.02265.8
OK121516.03216.1
OK136715.02435.1
OK151913.02715.1
OK173314.02655.4
OK182414.02654.7
OK212915.03005.1
OK216015.02975.4
OK243417.03085.4
OK273918.03125.1
OK304317.03165.2
OK334820.03175.4
OK340928.03366.9
OK365325.03266.0
OK395828.03286.7
OK423231.03326.9
OK426333.03346.9
OK456732.03275.4
OK487225.03277.9
OK517721.03198.5
OK532921.03177.7
OK578718.03025.5
OK639620.02786.0
OK657925.02795.9
OK670126.02776.3
OK700629.02795.8
OK761534.02796.0
OK816437.02856.4
OK822537.02823.8
OK974940.02805.5
OK1011538.02794.8
OK1127342.02697.0

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).

KLNX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near North Platte-Valentine, NE, valid 2026-08-11 02:29 UTC