KUEX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KUEX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Hastings, NE. 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=KUEX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-50&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KHSI

RADAR SITE:  KUEX - Hastings, NE (SFC ELEV 602 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kuex/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KHSI 020653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01890167

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK1309.01103.8
OK19113.01023.8
OK31212.0843.9
FAIL34310.0765.0
OK55615.0333.9
OK61716.0333.7
OK73917.0213.1
OK92219.0183.6
OK101321.0143.2
OK122724.083.3
OK137926.082.9
OK153228.063.0
OK168431.052.7
OK183630.042.7
OK214133.053.1
OK220233.053.1
OK244632.053.2
OK275131.063.4
OK305632.022.4

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).

KUEX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Hastings, NE, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC