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.

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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=-20&umax=40&vmin=-40&vmax=20&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:  2026-08-11 02:19 UTC

SFC STATION: KLSE (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KLSE&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KLSE 110153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02440211

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK12913.0404.7
OK19011.0504.6
OK22111.0385.2
OK34311.0384.2
OK52512.0313.6
OK55612.0283.7
OK73912.0203.7
OK83013.0153.7
OK101313.034.9
OK113513.03544.6
OK134811.03424.1
OK144013.03555.1
OK168411.03263.9
OK174511.03333.0
OK204913.03282.1
OK214114.03181.9
OK235416.03163.0
OK265919.03122.5
OK272021.03082.5
OK296424.03022.2
OK326926.03062.2
OK342126.02991.7

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 2026-08-11 02:19 UTC