KBHX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KBHX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Eureka, CA. 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=KBHX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=30&vmin=-40&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KACV

RADAR SITE:  KBHX - Eureka, CA (SFC ELEV 732 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kbhx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:36 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KACV 110153Z AUTO 25004KT 9SM CLR 15/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01500111

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.0250—
OK12126.0106.4
OK18221.078.2
OK21326.095.7
OK33510.03324.5
OK48712.03243.8
OK57910.03212.8
OK7928.03192.2
OK10057.03343.1
OK10977.03373.3
FAIL13414.03272.1
FAIL14014.03212.2
OK16764.03241.4
OK17065.03221.4
OK20115.03232.4
OK21635.03331.8
FAIL23163.03212.1
FAIL26213.0112.4
FAIL27733.03412.5
FAIL29252.03252.4
FAIL32303.02792.2
FAIL34134.03542.1
FAIL35353.03032.1

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).

KBHX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Eureka, CA, valid 2026-08-11 02:36 UTC