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=-20&umax=50&vmin=-50&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:  2026-08-11 01:32 UTC

SFC STATION: KGLR (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KGLR&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KGLR 110053Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02110122

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0250—
OK13311.03284.2
OK16413.03383.7
OK19414.03342.6
OK34712.03363.3
OK46815.03262.9
OK56013.03333.3
OK74313.03373.4
OK77313.03472.8
OK101714.03443.3
OK107815.03522.8
OK132217.03383.1
OK138317.03372.3
OK168823.03202.1
OK199229.03161.8
OK229729.03062.9

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 2026-08-11 01:32 UTC