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=-20&umax=50&vmin=-40&vmax=30&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:  2026-08-11 01:27 UTC

SFC STATION: KCRW (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KCRW&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:54 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KCRW 110054Z 18006KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3003 RMK A02 SLP159 T02560222

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0180—
OK18316.02277.0
OK27520.02275.7
OK33618.02356.5
OK51823.02395.0
OK57925.02404.3
OK73227.02454.3
OK88428.02512.7
OK100627.02593.9
OK118925.02632.3
OK134125.02743.1
OK149425.02813.1
OK170726.02983.7
OK179926.03033.0
OK210328.03102.4
OK216429.03122.6
OK240829.03182.3
OK271330.03261.8
OK274430.03282.1
OK301828.03371.6
OK332324.03411.6
OK341428.03461.4

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 2026-08-11 01:27 UTC