KTLX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KTLX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Oklahoma City, OK. 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=KTLX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=30&vmin=-50&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KTIK

RADAR SITE:  KTLX - Oklahoma City, OK (SFC ELEV 370 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.ktlx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-01 20:41 UTC

SFC STATION: KTIK (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KTIK&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-01 20:16 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

SPECI KTIK 012016Z AUTO 04012G23KT 10SM CLR 33/12 A2997 RMK AO2 WSHFT 02 SLP134 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1012.040—
OK11817.03555.0
OK17918.03553.4
OK24018.003.2
OK30116.03583.5
OK51418.003.3
OK54418.003.1
OK75818.013.4
OK84919.002.6
OK103219.013.1
OK115420.012.6
OK136721.002.9
OK145923.002.6
OK170330.032.2
OK176430.032.3
OK206834.03582.4
OK219034.03542.9
OK237334.03522.5
OK267832.03563.1
OK276933.03573.0
OK298331.03562.7
OK328827.03482.5
OK340926.03462.0
OK359227.03471.9
OK389731.03491.6
OK420232.03481.1
OK450732.03461.4
OK481229.03441.1

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).

KTLX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Oklahoma City, OK, valid 2026-08-01 20:41 UTC