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=-40&umax=40&vmin=-70&vmax=10&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:  2026-08-02 06:47 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KACV 020653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01170106

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK12144.0114.9
OK18242.074.2
OK33533.038.0
OK48735.026.4
OK51828.026.8
OK73123.026.1
OK79222.016.2
OK100514.035.4
OK109712.034.5
OK134110.013.4
OK140110.043.1
OK16768.03572.7
OK17068.03542.8
OK20115.03332.3
OK21635.03462.0
OK23166.03292.3
FAIL26214.03202.2
FAIL27435.03372.5
FAIL29254.03082.1
OK32304.03281.8
OK34134.02941.9
FAIL35354.03442.3

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 2026-08-02 06:47 UTC