KSGF WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KSGF WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Springfield, MO. 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=KSGF&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=30&vmin=-10&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KSGF

RADAR SITE:  KSGF - Springfield, MO (SFC ELEV 390 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.ksgf/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 01:53 UTC

SFC STATION: KSGF (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KSGF&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:52 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KSGF 110152Z 17011KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02940222

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1011.0170—
OK6713.01614.4
OK12816.01713.8
OK18919.01793.0
OK21922.01812.5
OK34122.01842.9
OK52424.01992.3
OK55522.01962.6
OK73822.02112.2
OK82922.02192.0
OK104221.02301.5
OK113421.02321.8
OK134721.02391.4
OK143921.02411.6
OK168220.02431.4
OK174318.02431.3
OK204812.02461.4
OK21708.02561.3
OK23536.02661.1
OK26584.02681.1
OK27193.02611.2
OK29635.01931.7

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).

KSGF WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Springfield, MO, valid 2026-08-11 01:53 UTC