KBMX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KBMX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Birmingham, AL. 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=KBMX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=50&vmin=-40&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KEET

RADAR SITE:  KBMX - Birmingham, AL (SFC ELEV 197 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kbmx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:51 UTC

SFC STATION: KEET (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KEET&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 02:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KEET 110253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS CLR 27/24 A3016 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E SLP204 T02670244 51021

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
FAIL2914.02285.2
FAIL5355.02424.8
FAIL7175.02695.5
FAIL7487.02625.1
FAIL10227.02716.3
FAIL13278.03046.4
OK163211.02965.4
OK169313.03165.2
OK193715.03154.8
OK215014.03145.1
OK224115.03154.7
OK254616.02954.8
OK27299.02832.5
OK28518.02561.5
OK31569.02561.9
OK34618.02441.6
OK376510.02621.6
OK40708.02532.0
OK42538.02942.1
OK43758.03051.7
OK46808.02561.3
OK559410.02413.7
OK650913.02091.8
OK657022.02862.0
OK711820.01802.6
OK742317.02772.0
OK815511.02442.2
OK833727.02692.6

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).

KBMX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Birmingham, AL, valid 2026-08-11 02:51 UTC