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=-40&umax=30&vmin=-30&vmax=40&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:  2026-08-11 02:04 UTC

SFC STATION: KJAN (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KJAN&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:54 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KJAN 110154Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 26/24 A3010 RMK AO2 TSE02 SLP188 T02610244

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK9312.02115.7
OK12314.02135.9
OK15410.02134.9
OK27611.02025.1
OK33712.02094.6
OK45916.02233.5
OK55015.02134.4
OK76415.02033.6
OK79415.02094.6
OK103810.01894.5
OK106810.01753.5
OK137310.01273.3
OK167811.01153.3
OK170812.01074.1
OK198312.01153.4
OK21669.01263.9
OK56409.02462.0
OK594515.02742.4
OK655511.02502.9
OK716413.02602.9
OK746916.02672.1
OK777417.02722.1

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 2026-08-11 02:04 UTC