KPBZ WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KPBZ WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Pittsburgh, PA. 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=KPBZ&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=50&vmin=-20&vmax=70&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KPIT

RADAR SITE:  KPBZ - Pittsburgh, PA (SFC ELEV 361 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kpbz/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

SFC STATION: KPIT (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KPIT&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:51 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KPIT 020651Z 15006KT 10SM -RA SCT046 BKN060 OVC090 24/19 A2977 RMK AO2 RAB43 SLP076 P0000 T02390189

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0150—
OK12714.01365.8
OK18818.01434.6
OK24917.01425.0
OK34017.01465.6
OK55423.01764.0
OK73627.01932.6
OK85827.01922.3
OK104127.01971.6
OK116325.01941.0
OK134627.02021.6
OK146822.02001.4
OK168128.02071.3
OK177329.02081.3
OK207829.02031.6
OK216929.02031.6
OK238228.02001.8
OK268728.02021.8
OK271831.02032.3
OK299229.02012.3
OK329729.02011.6
OK341928.01991.9
OK360226.01992.0
OK390625.01992.1
OK421126.02083.1
OK424226.02103.3
OK451625.02092.3
OK482123.02162.6
OK512626.02182.2
OK527828.02192.0
OK543028.02192.4
OK573529.02183.4
OK604031.02183.1
OK634537.02194.3
OK695437.02204.2
OK725937.02263.4
OK735137.02242.9
OK756438.02292.6
OK817438.02282.0
OK869238.02262.9
OK878340.02251.9
OK1009441.02282.7
OK1030752.02143.0

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).

KPBZ WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Pittsburgh, PA, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC