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=-30&umax=50&vmin=-20&vmax=60&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:  2026-08-02 06:48 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KBGM 020653Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM FEW070 21/18 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02060178

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0140—
OK11915.01106.0
OK21118.01515.0
OK30218.01407.4
OK42422.01706.8
OK54626.01806.4
OK72929.01916.1
OK76028.01925.4
OK103426.01973.1
OK133916.02093.9
OK194818.02282.3
OK225315.02245.0
OK255821.02262.7
OK274120.02192.1
OK286319.02223.8
OK316737.02071.5
OK344221.02121.7
OK347217.02104.1
OK377729.02141.2
OK408235.02122.0
OK423424.02154.0
OK438730.02144.1
OK469130.02324.0
OK499631.02254.3
OK527128.02395.1
OK530128.02395.1
OK560629.02463.2
OK591132.02582.5
OK621531.02482.5
OK630732.02462.5
OK682535.02432.9
OK713031.02333.0
OK734329.02354.2
OK743533.02352.0
OK804431.02362.0

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 2026-08-02 06:48 UTC