KOHX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KOHX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Nashville, TN. 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=KOHX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-50&umax=20&vmin=-30&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KBNA

RADAR SITE:  KOHX - Nashville, TN (SFC ELEV 176 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kohx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-07-15 13:58 UTC

SFC STATION: KBNA (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KBNA&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-07-15 13:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KBNA 151353Z 14005KT 10SM FEW020 SCT060 BKN150 BKN250 26/22 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02610217

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0140—
FAIL1297.01574.8
OK1908.01543.8
OK3739.01734.2
OK43410.01823.0
OK5569.01803.0
OK7399.01922.6
OK7699.01912.2
OK10438.01622.1
OK13189.01412.1
OK13489.01412.1
OK165310.01421.7
OK168310.01331.6
OK195810.01273.0
OK217114.01122.2
OK226321.01061.4
OK256712.01112.0
OK317710.01111.2
OK342116.01071.4
OK348215.01011.4
OK378713.01061.1
OK409113.01071.2
OK439612.01151.0

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).

KOHX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Nashville, TN, valid 2026-07-15 13:58 UTC