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.

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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=-40&umax=20&vmin=-40&vmax=20&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:  2026-08-02 09:01 UTC

SFC STATION: KDLF (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KDLF&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 08:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KDLF 020855Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02420215 50000 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.010—
OK1128.0303.4
OK20413.0544.0
OK26517.0674.3
OK35615.0564.6
OK56922.0744.2
OK78318.0574.5
OK87416.0494.5
OK105713.0334.1
OK117914.0283.5
OK133113.073.8
OK148415.064.6
OK169714.024.5
OK178914.03564.4
OK209317.03494.3
OK215413.03405.7
OK239815.03495.3
OK270317.014.5
OK273317.0115.5
OK300817.0366.1
OK331323.0504.5
OK343427.0474.5
OK361728.0494.9
OK392228.0485.5
OK422725.0446.5
OK453221.0466.0
OK483719.03592.6
OK514113.03513.1
OK544610.03412.1
OK57515.03472.4

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 2026-08-02 09:01 UTC