KPAH WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KPAH - Paducah, KY (SFC ELEV 119 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kpah/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:48 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK9411.02783.0
OK12512.02782.9
OK18613.02933.2
OK21613.02982.8
OK33814.03032.7
OK49117.03122.7
OK55216.03132.5
OK73517.03172.7
OK79618.03192.7
OK100918.03273.1
OK110017.03323.1
OK134418.03423.9
OK140519.03453.5
OK167918.03574.1
OK171018.03584.2
OK201516.03504.1
OK216718.03573.9
OK232018.003.5
OK262419.03553.6
OK274619.03593.7
OK292920.002.9
OK323418.03451.9

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).

KPAH WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Paducah, KY, valid 2026-08-02 06:48 UTC