diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index f9362e0f..28e52c71 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 * Make error messages more consistent (#146).
 * Restore access to Estonian data.
+* Implement reading `vpts` data from a local directory (#135).
 * Prevent leaving temporary files for downloading Dutch polar volume data (#148).
 * Denmark does not require authentication anymore, removed from the package (#154).
 
diff --git a/R/get_vpts.R b/R/get_vpts.R
index f49b42e0..9b3826c0 100644
--- a/R/get_vpts.R
+++ b/R/get_vpts.R
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@
 #' @details
 #' For more details on supported sources, see `vignette("supported_sources")`.
 #'
+#'   In that case data is read from the directory, file in the directory
+#'   should be structures like they are in the monthly folders of the aloft
+#'   repository. To specify an alternative structure the
+#'   `"getRad.vpts_local_path_format"` option can be used. This can, for
+#'   example, be used to read daily data. Some example options for the glue
+#'   formatters are:
+#'
+#'  * `"{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}.csv.gz"`: The default format,
+#'  the same structure as the monthly directories in the aloft repository. Or as
+#'  contained in the `tgz` files in the aloft zenodo repository.
+#'  *  `"{substr(radar, 1,2)}/{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}.csv.gz"`:
+#'  The format as in the files in the zenodo aloft repository
+#'  * `"{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}{day}.csv"`: The format as daily
+#'  data is stored in aloft data
+#'
+#'  Besides the examples above there is a `date` object available for formatting.
+#'
 #' @inheritParams get_pvol
 #' @inherit get_vpts_aloft details
 #' @param datetime Either:
@@ -19,7 +36,8 @@
 #'   - A [lubridate::interval()], between which all data files are downloaded.
 #' @param source Source of the data. One of `"baltrad"`, `"uva"`, `"ecog-04003"`
 #'   or `"rmi"`. Only one source can be queried at a time. If not provided,
-#'   `"baltrad"` is used.
+#'   `"baltrad"` is used. Alternatively a local directory can be specified,
+#'   see details for an explanation of the file format.
 #' @param return_type Type of object that should be returned. Either:
 #'   - `"vpts"`: vpts object(s) (default).
 #'   - `"tibble"`: a [dplyr::tibble()].
@@ -98,11 +116,12 @@ get_vpts <- function(
 
   # Get the default value of the source arg, even if the user provided
   # a different value.
-  if (!source %in% supported_sources) {
+  supported_sources <- eval(formals()$source)
+  if (!(source %in% supported_sources | dir.exists(source))) {
     cli::cli_abort(
       c(
         "{.arg source} {.val {source}} is invalid.",
-        "i" = "Supported sources: {.val {supported_sources}}."
+        "i" = "Supported sources: {.val {supported_sources}} or a local directory."
       ),
       class = "getRad_error_source_invalid"
     )
@@ -190,7 +209,9 @@ get_vpts <- function(
     switch(
       dplyr::case_when(
         source == "rmi" ~ "rmi",
-        source %in% eval(formals("get_vpts_aloft")$source) ~ "aloft"
+        source %in% eval(formals("get_vpts_aloft")$source) ~ "aloft",
+        # this is the last option to avoid using a local source if an online exists
+        dir.exists(source) ~ "local"
       ),
       rmi = purrr::map(
         radar,
@@ -205,7 +226,8 @@ get_vpts <- function(
           source = source
         ),
         .purrr_error_call = cl
-      )
+      ),
+      local = get_vpts_local(radar, rounded_interval, directory = source)
     ) |>
     radar_to_name()
 
diff --git a/R/get_vpts_local.R b/R/get_vpts_local.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83debd8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/get_vpts_local.R
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+get_vpts_local <- function(
+  radar,
+  rounded_interval,
+  directory,
+  ...,
+  call = rlang::caller_env()
+) {
+  dates <- as.Date(seq(
+    lubridate::int_start(rounded_interval),
+    lubridate::int_end(rounded_interval),
+    "day"
+  ))
+  file_paths <- radar |>
+    purrr::map(
+      ~ unique(glue::glue(
+        getOption(
+          "getRad.vpts_local_path_format",
+          default = "{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}.csv.gz"
+        ),
+        radar = .x,
+        year = lubridate::year(dates),
+        month = sprintf("%02i", lubridate::month(dates)),
+        day = sprintf("%02i", lubridate::day(dates)),
+        date = dates
+      ))
+    ) |>
+    purrr::set_names(radar)
+  full_paths <- purrr::map(file_paths, ~ file.path(directory, .x))
+  s <- purrr::map(full_paths, file.exists)
+  if (all(!unlist(s))) {
+    cli::cli_abort(
+      c(
+        x = "None of the expected files are in the source directory ({.file {directory}}).",
+        i = "The following files were expected: {.file {unlist(full_paths)}}."
+      ),
+      class = "getRad_error_files_not_in_source_dir",
+      call = call
+    )
+  }
+  if (any(!unlist(s))) {
+    missing_files <- unlist(purrr::map2(full_paths, s, ~ .x[!.y]))
+    cli::cli_warn(
+      c(
+        x = "Some of the expected files are in the source directory ({.file {directory}}).",
+        i = "The following files were expected but not found: {.file {missing_files}}.",
+        i = "These files are considered missing data and therefore omitted from the results."
+      ),
+      missing_files = missing_files,
+      class = "getRad_warning_some_files_not_in_source_dir",
+      call = call
+    )
+  }
+  any_file <- purrr::map_lgl(s, any)
+  purrr::map2(
+    full_paths[any_file],
+    s[any_file],
+    ~ vroom::vroom(
+      .x[.y],
+      col_types = getOption(
+        "getRad.vpts_col_types"
+      ),
+      show_col_types = NULL,
+      progress = FALSE
+    ) |>
+      tibble::add_column(source = directory) |>
+      dplyr::mutate(dplyr::across("radar", as.character))
+  )
+}
diff --git a/R/utils_vpts_aloft.R b/R/utils_vpts_aloft.R
index 8e9fec1d..9e8a5e6a 100644
--- a/R/utils_vpts_aloft.R
+++ b/R/utils_vpts_aloft.R
@@ -35,33 +35,8 @@ read_vpts_from_url <- function(urls, use_cache = TRUE) {
         vroom::vroom(
           delim = ",",
           I(.x),
-          col_types = list(
-            radar = vroom::col_factor(),
-            datetime = vroom::col_datetime(),
-            height = vroom::col_integer(),
-            u = vroom::col_double(),
-            v = vroom::col_double(),
-            w = vroom::col_double(),
-            ff = vroom::col_double(),
-            dd = vroom::col_double(),
-            sd_vvp = vroom::col_double(),
-            gap = vroom::col_logical(),
-            eta = vroom::col_double(),
-            dens = vroom::col_double(),
-            dbz = vroom::col_double(),
-            dbz_all = vroom::col_double(),
-            n = vroom::col_integer(),
-            n_dbz = vroom::col_integer(),
-            n_all = vroom::col_integer(),
-            n_dbz_all = vroom::col_integer(),
-            rcs = vroom::col_double(),
-            sd_vvp_threshold = vroom::col_double(),
-            vcp = vroom::col_integer(),
-            radar_longitude = vroom::col_double(),
-            radar_latitude = vroom::col_double(),
-            radar_height = vroom::col_integer(),
-            radar_wavelength = vroom::col_double(),
-            source_file = vroom::col_character()
+          col_types = getOption(
+            "getRad.vpts_col_types"
           ),
           show_col_types = NULL,
           progress = FALSE
diff --git a/R/zzz.R b/R/zzz.R
index 676f966d..c5bfef36 100644
--- a/R/zzz.R
+++ b/R/zzz.R
@@ -24,6 +24,34 @@
     getRad.cache = cachem::cache_mem(
       max_size = 128 * 1024^2,
       max_age = 60^2 * 24
+    ),
+    getRad.vpts_col_types = list(
+      radar = vroom::col_factor(),
+      datetime = vroom::col_datetime(),
+      height = vroom::col_integer(),
+      u = vroom::col_double(),
+      v = vroom::col_double(),
+      w = vroom::col_double(),
+      ff = vroom::col_double(),
+      dd = vroom::col_double(),
+      sd_vvp = vroom::col_double(),
+      gap = vroom::col_logical(),
+      eta = vroom::col_double(),
+      dens = vroom::col_double(),
+      dbz = vroom::col_double(),
+      dbz_all = vroom::col_double(),
+      n = vroom::col_integer(),
+      n_dbz = vroom::col_integer(),
+      n_all = vroom::col_integer(),
+      n_dbz_all = vroom::col_integer(),
+      rcs = vroom::col_double(),
+      sd_vvp_threshold = vroom::col_double(),
+      vcp = vroom::col_integer(),
+      radar_longitude = vroom::col_double(),
+      radar_latitude = vroom::col_double(),
+      radar_height = vroom::col_integer(),
+      radar_wavelength = vroom::col_double(),
+      source_file = vroom::col_character()
     )
   )
   toset <- !(names(op.getRad) %in% names(op))
diff --git a/man/get_vpts.Rd b/man/get_vpts.Rd
index 1ce6d197..dd6512a7 100644
--- a/man/get_vpts.Rd
+++ b/man/get_vpts.Rd
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ downloaded.
 
 \item{source}{Source of the data. One of \code{"baltrad"}, \code{"uva"}, \code{"ecog-04003"}
 or \code{"rmi"}. Only one source can be queried at a time. If not provided,
-\code{"baltrad"} is used.}
+\code{"baltrad"} is used. Alternatively a local directory can be specified,
+see details for an explanation of the file format.}
 
 \item{return_type}{Type of object that should be returned. Either:
 \itemize{
@@ -47,6 +48,24 @@ as a (list of) of \link[bioRad:summary.vpts]{vpts objects} or a
 }
 \details{
 For more details on supported sources, see \code{vignette("supported_sources")}.
+
+In that case data is read from the directory, file in the directory
+should be structures like they are in the monthly folders of the aloft
+repository. To specify an alternative structure the
+\code{"getRad.vpts_local_path_format"} option can be used. This can, for
+example, be used to read daily data. Some example options for the glue
+formatters are:
+\itemize{
+\item \code{"{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}.csv.gz"}: The default format,
+the same structure as the monthly directories in the aloft repository. Or as
+contained in the \code{tgz} files in the aloft zenodo repository.
+\item \code{"{substr(radar, 1,2)}/{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}.csv.gz"}:
+The format as in the files in the zenodo aloft repository
+\item \code{"{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}{day}.csv"}: The format as daily
+data is stored in aloft data
+}
+
+Besides the examples above there is a \code{date} object available for formatting.
 }
 \examples{
 \dontshow{if (interactive()) (if (getRversion() >= "3.4") withAutoprint else force)(\{ # examplesIf}
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-get_vpts_local.R b/tests/testthat/test-get_vpts_local.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8271b604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-get_vpts_local.R
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+dir <- tempdir()
+skip_if_offline("aloftdata.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com")
+dir.create(file.path(dir, "local_tests", "bewid", "2016"), recursive = T)
+dir.create(file.path(dir, "local_tests", "bejab", "2016"), recursive = T)
+local_dir <- file.path(dir, "local_tests")
+files <- c(
+  "bewid/2016/bewid_vpts_20160201.csv",
+  "bewid/2016/bewid_vpts_20160202.csv",
+  "bejab/2016/bejab_vpts_20160201.csv",
+  "bejab/2016/bejab_vpts_20160202.csv"
+)
+for (i in files) {
+  download.file(
+    paste0("https://aloftdata.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/uva/daily/", i),
+    file.path(dir, "local_tests", i),
+    quiet = TRUE
+  )
+}
+test_that("can read data", {
+  withr::with_options(
+    c(
+      "getRad.vpts_local_path_format" = "{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}{day}.csv"
+    ),
+    {
+      expect_s3_class(
+        get_vpts("bewid", as.Date("2016-2-1"), source = local_dir),
+        class = "vpts"
+      )
+      expect_type(
+        ret <- get_vpts(
+          c("bewid", "bejab"),
+          as.Date("2016-2-1"),
+          source = local_dir
+        ),
+        "list"
+      )
+      expect_length(ret, 2L)
+      expect_s3_class(ret[[1]], class = "vpts")
+      expect_s3_class(ret[[2]], class = "vpts")
+    }
+  )
+})
+
+
+test_that("errors outside of range or directory with corect format", {
+  withr::with_options(
+    c(
+      "getRad.vpts_local_path_format" = "{radar}/{year}/{radar}_vpts_{year}{month}{day}.csv"
+    ),
+    {
+      expect_error(
+        get_vpts("bewid", as.Date("2016-2-1"), source = dir),
+        class = "getRad_error_files_not_in_source_dir"
+      )
+      expect_error(
+        get_vpts("bewid", as.Date("2016-3-1"), source = local_dir),
+        class = "getRad_error_files_not_in_source_dir"
+      )
+      expect_warning(
+        ret <- get_vpts(
+          "bewid",
+          as.Date("2016-2-1") + -3:1,
+          source = local_dir
+        ),
+        class = "getRad_warning_some_files_not_in_source_dir"
+      )
+      expect_s3_class(ret, "vpts")
+
+      expect_warning(
+        ret <- get_vpts(
+          c("bewid", "behav"),
+          as.Date("2016-2-1"),
+          source = local_dir
+        ),
+        class = "getRad_warning_some_files_not_in_source_dir"
+      )
+      expect_s3_class(ret, "vpts")
+
+      expect_true(all(grepl(
+        "local_tests/behav/2016/behav_vpts_2016020[1|2].csv",
+        rlang::catch_cnd(
+          get_vpts(
+            c("bewid", "behav"),
+            as.Date("2016-2-1"),
+            source = local_dir
+          ),
+          class = "getRad_warning_some_files_not_in_source_dir"
+        )$missing_files
+      )))
+    }
+  )
+})
+
+test_that("error on non existing files", {
+  expect_error(
+    get_vpts("bewid", as.Date("2016-2-1"), source = local_dir),
+    class = "getRad_error_files_not_in_source_dir"
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    get_vpts("bewid", as.Date("2016-2-10"), source = local_dir),
+    class = "getRad_error_files_not_in_source_dir"
+  )
+  # test if by default the aloft file structure is used
+  expect_error(
+    get_vpts("bewid", as.Date("2016-2-10"), source = local_dir),
+    "local_tests/bewid/2016/bewid_vpts_201602.csv.gz"
+  )
+})
+unlink(local_dir)