KLTX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KLTX - Wilmington, NC (SFC ELEV 20 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kltx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 09:04 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KILM 020853Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02670250 55002

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.0160—
OK13216.01875.2
OK19317.01912.8
OK28519.01972.4
OK34620.02013.5
OK52921.02022.4
OK58921.02001.2
OK77222.02022.7
OK89424.02031.4
OK119921.02021.5
OK150421.01831.5
OK180922.02061.6
OK241827.02261.7
OK272319.01872.1
OK302816.01882.1
OK363726.02241.5
OK394219.02304.4
OK424712.01971.5
OK455216.02212.2
OK485717.02172.1
OK516119.01751.6
OK531419.01971.6
OK546616.01932.7
OK577113.02072.5
OK60769.02061.9

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).

KLTX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Wilmington, NC, valid 2026-08-02 09:04 UTC