KLVX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KLVX - Louisville, KY (SFC ELEV 219 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.klvx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:57 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KFTK 020655Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM FEW013 SCT028 OVC035 21/20 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP039 T02070202

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0200—
OK869.02043.8
OK14711.02113.1
OK20813.02163.0
OK36012.02204.6
OK39016.02272.7
OK54312.02264.1
OK69514.02222.8
FAIL7569.02254.7
OK100014.02232.6
OK103111.02184.0
OK130517.02252.3
OK133515.02214.5
OK161016.02282.2
OK167114.02332.8
OK191416.02364.5
OK221928.02212.9

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).

KLVX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Louisville, KY, valid 2026-08-02 06:57 UTC