KARX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KARX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near La Crosse, WI. 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=KARX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KLSE

RADAR SITE:  KARX - La Crosse, WI (SFC ELEV 389 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.karx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KLSE 020653Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02110178

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0330—
OK12920.0183.8
OK19021.0293.8
OK22121.0303.8
OK37321.0374.1
OK52520.0513.6
OK55621.0523.7
OK76920.0454.3
OK83024.0364.0
OK101325.0344.4
OK113529.0254.2
OK137929.0193.9
OK144029.0214.0
OK171432.0163.8
OK174532.0153.4
OK204931.0113.9
OK220231.0124.1
OK235431.083.8
OK265928.0103.9
OK278130.0103.4
OK296430.0102.9
OK326929.041.9
OK345229.011.9
OK357324.003.7

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).

KARX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near La Crosse, WI, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC