KBYX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KBYX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Key West, FL. 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=KBYX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=10&vmin=-10&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KEYW

RADAR SITE:  KBYX - Key West, FL (SFC ELEV 2 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kbyx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:52 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KEYW 020653Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM FEW034 30/25 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03000250 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0120—
FAIL1209.01015.4
FAIL18110.0986.1
OK30310.0964.5
OK5169.01123.4
OK60711.01231.7
OK72911.01242.1
OK91212.01301.0
OK103411.01212.9
OK121710.01251.3
OK15228.01322.0

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).

KBYX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Key West, FL, valid 2026-08-02 06:52 UTC