KDGX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KDGX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Jackson-Brandon, MS. 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=KDGX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=50&vmin=-40&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KJAN

RADAR SITE:  KDGX - Jackson-Brandon, MS (SFC ELEV 151 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kdgx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:49 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KJAN 020654Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02390200 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0340—
OK9312.03485.0
OK12313.03543.8
OK15413.03583.2
OK27614.03563.2
OK33714.03533.8
OK45913.03512.9
OK55013.03412.4
OK76419.03184.2
OK79414.03173.4
OK106814.03054.6
OK137317.02754.0
OK167825.02632.9
OK170826.02642.9
OK198330.02632.6
OK216632.02612.8
OK228832.02602.9
OK259229.02832.2
OK274529.02812.3
OK289729.02822.2

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).

KDGX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Jackson-Brandon, MS, valid 2026-08-02 06:49 UTC