KDIX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KDIX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Toms River-Philadelphia (PA), NJ. 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=KDIX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=40&vmin=-10&vmax=50&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KWRI

RADAR SITE:  KDIX - Toms River-Philadelphia (PA), NJ (SFC ELEV 45 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kdix/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

SFC STATION: KWRI (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KWRI&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 05:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KWRI 020555Z 17005KT 10SM FEW090 24/21 A2995 RMK AO2A SLP140 T02390214 10258 20235 50003 PWINO $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0170—
OK10714.01854.1
OK19919.01943.8
OK26023.01992.6
OK32121.02004.2
OK53423.02055.1
OK56427.02085.4
OK71731.02004.0
OK86925.02232.9
OK330814.01901.3
OK574637.02031.6
OK605134.02091.1
OK666031.02261.8
OK727028.02391.6
OK757526.02381.1
OK788025.02291.3

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).

KDIX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Toms River-Philadelphia (PA), NJ, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC