KAMX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KAMX - Miami, FL (SFC ELEV 4 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kamx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:52 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
FAIL1185.01407.0
FAIL2095.0706.6
OK91012.02633.6
OK10027.01972.0
OK121511.02443.3
OK13689.02212.2
OK152011.01802.0
OK170311.01941.9
OK182511.01881.3
OK213012.01751.5
OK219110.01862.0

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).

KAMX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Miami, FL, valid 2026-08-02 06:52 UTC