KPUX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KPUX - Pueblo, CO (SFC ELEV 1615 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kpux/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:51 UTC

SFC STATION: KPUB (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KPUB&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KPUB 020653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02280128 403330156

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK12223.01183.9
OK18324.01333.4
OK21424.01352.9
OK33623.01365.5
OK51821.01632.5
OK54922.01554.4
OK73221.01773.0
OK82323.01782.2
OK173822.0166.0
OK204225.03596.7
OK216422.0137.1
OK234729.0115.1
OK265234.0134.1
OK274434.094.3
OK295736.034.6
OK326237.004.5
OK356640.064.2
OK387136.0174.6

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).

KPUX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Pueblo, CO, valid 2026-08-02 06:51 UTC