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=50&vmin=-50&vmax=20&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:  2026-08-11 02:12 UTC

SFC STATION: KFTK (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFTK&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFTK 110155Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM BKN190 28/26 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02770261

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0200—
FAIL8612.02376.5
OK11615.02393.5
OK20817.02423.2
OK36018.02482.5
OK39020.02492.5
OK54318.02512.3
OK69518.02522.4
OK72618.02562.8
OK100019.02662.6
OK130517.02703.2
OK133518.02703.3
OK161018.02583.1
OK167118.02513.0
OK191415.02412.8
OK21588.02232.9
OK22198.02222.9
OK25249.02472.5
OK273712.02792.5
OK282913.02832.6
OK313419.02952.8
OK340825.03043.0
OK343825.03043.0
OK374332.03131.6

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 2026-08-11 02:12 UTC