KRLX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KRLX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Charleston, WV. 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=KRLX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=60&vmin=-30&vmax=70&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KCRW

RADAR SITE:  KRLX - Charleston, WV (SFC ELEV 335 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.krlx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:53 UTC

SFC STATION: KCRW (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KCRW&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:54 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KCRW 020654Z 07003KT 6SM BR SCT060 22/21 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP051 VLY FG T02220211 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.070—
OK21420.01437.1
OK27523.01555.3
FAIL33614.01448.8
OK54920.01717.7
OK57930.01744.0
OK73232.01906.4
OK88436.02062.7
OK118932.02163.0
OK149429.02212.6
OK179927.02233.0
OK210325.02201.9
OK240825.02182.7
OK271326.02132.9
OK301827.02144.0
OK332329.02113.8
OK362728.02132.7
OK393227.02132.7
OK423727.02171.7
OK454224.02022.4
OK484723.02193.6
OK515130.02022.1
OK545630.02053.2
OK576128.01973.2
OK637136.02210.9
OK698052.02193.0
OK728541.02182.2
OK759041.02212.7
OK819937.02312.0
OK880950.02502.3

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).

KRLX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Charleston, WV, valid 2026-08-02 06:53 UTC