KOAX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KOAX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Omaha, 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=KOAX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KFET

RADAR SITE:  KOAX - Omaha, NE (SFC ELEV 350 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.koax/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:49 UTC

SFC STATION: KFET (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFET&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:35 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFET 020635Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A3001 RMK AO2 T01750167

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0270—
OK13811.0534.8
OK19912.0573.8
OK26013.0513.8
OK38214.0453.8
OK56413.0463.8
OK77815.0213.6
OK86918.0163.7
OK102222.0113.9
OK117424.084.1
OK135726.063.2
OK147928.043.3
OK169228.083.6
OK178429.063.4
OK208834.093.5
OK218036.093.3
OK239337.083.1
OK269837.073.6
OK275937.073.7
OK300336.043.3
OK330827.073.7

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).

KOAX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Omaha, NE, valid 2026-08-02 06:49 UTC