KDFX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KDFX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Del Rio (Laughlin AFB), TX. 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=KDFX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-50&umax=10&vmin=-20&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KDLF

RADAR SITE:  KDFX - Del Rio (Laughlin AFB), TX (SFC ELEV 345 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kdfx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 01:45 UTC

SFC STATION: KDLF (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KDLF&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KDLF 110055Z AUTO 10012KT 10SM CLR 36/17 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP110 T03570174 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1012.0100—
OK11215.01103.0
OK17317.01152.7
OK26518.01202.0
OK35619.01213.8
OK53919.01253.3
OK56919.01232.0
OK75218.01323.2
OK87419.01164.1
OK117917.01243.4
OK239829.01240.9
OK270318.01401.4
OK273320.01361.8
OK300814.01511.3
OK331323.01461.8

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).

KDFX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Del Rio (Laughlin AFB), TX, valid 2026-08-11 01:45 UTC