KAPX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KAPX - Gaylord, MI (SFC ELEV 446 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kapx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:52 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KGLR 020653Z AUTO 04005KT 5SM BR OVC003 19/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01890183

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.040—
OK13320.0294.6
OK16423.0254.3
OK19422.0254.7
OK37721.0314.2
OK46821.0324.3
OK56020.0324.4
OK74319.0415.5
OK77319.0415.5
OK104816.0535.0
OK107814.0614.2
OK138316.0492.9
OK168819.0402.5
OK199220.0361.9
OK214521.0381.9
OK229722.0351.6
OK260224.0301.4
OK275425.0281.4
OK290725.0292.0
OK747917.02391.9

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).

KAPX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Gaylord, MI, valid 2026-08-02 06:52 UTC