KSHV WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KSHV WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Shreveport, LA. 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=KSHV&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=30&vmin=-50&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KSHV

RADAR SITE:  KSHV - Shreveport, LA (SFC ELEV 83 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kshv/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:49 UTC

SFC STATION: KSHV (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KSHV&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:56 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KSHV 020656Z 35007KT 10SM FEW060 26/19 A2985 RMK SLPNO

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0350—
OK10014.0103.6
OK13017.0143.1
OK22220.0271.8
OK34424.0291.8
OK52725.0261.9
OK58825.0242.0
OK77123.0161.9
OK83123.0141.9
OK104522.042.6
OK113621.012.6
OK135020.03533.2
OK144120.03493.1
OK171520.03354.4
OK174619.03344.2
OK205118.03105.5
OK217319.03195.4
OK235519.03254.8
OK266021.03094.5
OK275221.03073.5
OK296523.03072.7
OK327023.03122.4

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).

KSHV WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Shreveport, LA, valid 2026-08-02 06:49 UTC