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=-40&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=10&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:  2026-08-02 06:47 UTC

SFC STATION: KSGF (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KSGF&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:52 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KSGF 020652Z 34009KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01940178 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK109.0340—
OK6713.03464.3
OK12817.03523.6
OK18920.053.6
OK21923.003.6
OK34124.094.2
OK52432.0153.5
OK55532.0133.9
OK76837.0143.1
OK82938.0152.9
OK104239.0134.0
OK113437.0133.4
OK134736.0174.3
OK143936.0184.7
OK168236.0223.7
OK174337.0233.5
OK204835.0212.4
OK217036.0192.2
OK235337.0192.0
OK265839.0192.0
OK271940.0201.8
OK296341.0171.3
OK326745.0111.5
OK342046.0111.4
OK357246.0121.7

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 2026-08-02 06:47 UTC