KBGM WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KBGM WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Binghamton, NY. 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=KBGM&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=KBGM

RADAR SITE:  KBGM - Binghamton, NY (SFC ELEV 490 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kbgm/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:15 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KBGM 110153Z 24006KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02000183

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0240—
OK11915.02343.9
OK21118.02462.9
OK33316.02614.0
OK42419.02753.2
OK54617.02803.5
OK72917.03033.5
OK76016.03093.8
OK103418.03293.6
OK133918.03374.5
OK164315.03344.1
OK170416.03384.0
OK194813.03303.0
OK219216.03314.3
OK225318.03344.8
OK255822.03363.2
OK274124.03143.1
OK286328.03153.2
OK316732.03222.9

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).

KBGM WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Binghamton, NY, valid 2026-08-11 02:15 UTC