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=-20&umax=40&vmin=-10&vmax=50&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:  2026-08-11 02:40 UTC

SFC STATION: KHSI (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KHSI&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KHSI 110153Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 29/20 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP097 T02940200

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0130—
OK13013.01404.8
OK19117.01633.9
OK31226.01813.3
OK34311.01625.1
OK52615.01786.3
OK61735.01933.2
OK73927.01934.3
OK92231.02013.3
OK101330.02044.3
OK122728.02154.4
OK131826.02215.0
OK153224.02244.6
OK168424.02324.2
OK183621.02345.2
OK214123.02533.7
OK244622.02534.1
OK275114.02624.7
OK278114.02624.7

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).

KUEX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Hastings, NE, valid 2026-08-11 02:40 UTC