PABC WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  PABC - Bethel, AK (SFC ELEV 49 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.pabc/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 09:02 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR PABE 020853Z AUTO 21007KT 4SM BR BKN013 OVC019 14/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01390139 401830139 51010 TSNO $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0210—
OK10310.02164.5
OK19510.02242.3
OK2568.02232.5
OK3478.02232.9
OK5619.02151.8
OK74312.02072.4
OK86513.02052.3
OK104815.02082.0
OK117015.02081.5
OK135316.02091.5
OK147516.02092.0
OK168817.02041.6
OK178017.02041.6
OK208516.02041.6
OK217616.02061.3
OK238916.02041.4
OK269414.01991.1
OK275510.01950.9
OK574235.02530.7
OK604737.02541.1
OK665735.02660.9
OK726633.02680.9
OK757132.02700.9
OK787620.02771.5

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).

PABC WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Bethel, AK, valid 2026-08-02 09:02 UTC