KBUF WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KBUF - Buffalo, NY (SFC ELEV 211 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kbuf/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:24 UTC

SFC STATION: KBUF (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KBUF&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:54 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KBUF 110154Z 22007KT 10SM FEW040 23/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02280211 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0220—
OK9414.02425.6
OK12415.02414.1
OK27716.02665.8
OK36817.02776.0
OK39918.02804.1
OK58219.03004.6
OK70320.03134.2
OK76420.03144.2
OK100818.03084.7
OK106917.03094.7
OK131317.03024.4
OK137416.03065.0
OK161816.03054.3
OK170915.03025.0
FAIL192313.02956.5
OK219718.02886.5
OK222715.02855.8
OK253222.02863.9
OK277627.02963.9
OK283728.02984.3
OK314236.03074.0
FAIL37512.02151.6

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).

KBUF WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Buffalo, NY, valid 2026-08-11 02:24 UTC