KTLH WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KTLH - Tallahassee, FL (SFC ELEV 19 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.ktlh/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:51 UTC

SFC STATION: KTLH (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KTLH&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KTLH 020653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/25 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T02500250 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
FAIL13411.02086.8
OK22517.02246.1
OK28622.02354.5
OK37722.02395.1
OK59126.02483.3
OK77425.02603.3
OK89625.02602.6
OK104823.02633.5
OK120024.02642.1
OK138322.02604.4
OK150521.02651.8
OK171813.02601.3
OK181020.02682.8

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).

KTLH WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Tallahassee, FL, valid 2026-08-02 06:51 UTC