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=-30&umax=40&vmin=-20&vmax=50&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:  2026-08-02 06:52 UTC

SFC STATION: KBUF (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KBUF&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:54 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KBUF 020654Z 00000KT 10SM SCT070 OVC090 22/19 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02220194 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
FAIL12412.0998.6
FAIL24610.01257.7
FAIL36810.01268.2
FAIL39910.01537.5
FAIL58211.01625.8
OK70314.01954.5
OK76415.02004.8
OK100814.01942.9
OK13138.01883.4
OK13748.01943.1
OK161811.01853.0
OK17097.01613.2
OK19239.01773.7
OK219711.01832.0
OK222710.01812.1
OK253218.01922.7
OK277621.02002.8
OK283720.02052.7
OK314219.02152.8
OK344722.02212.5
OK347722.02212.5
OK375124.02211.9
OK405625.02211.9
OK436128.02212.0
OK466624.02242.3
OK497125.02232.0
OK527522.02202.2
OK558031.02362.8
OK588530.02362.2

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 2026-08-02 06:52 UTC