KDMX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KDMX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Des Moines, IA. 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=KDMX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KDSM

RADAR SITE:  KDMX - Des Moines, IA (SFC ELEV 299 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kdmx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KDSM 020654Z 33004KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02110172

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.0330—
OK12820.066.2
OK21926.0104.8
OK31125.083.5
OK37224.093.0
OK58526.0132.7
OK61527.0152.4
OK79828.0163.1
OK92028.0163.0
OK107329.0153.7
OK122523.0203.1
OK137725.0124.7
OK153022.0166.3
OK171322.0196.8
OK183519.0179.0
OK213915.025.4
OK244433.015.7
OK274932.0186.2
OK305433.0274.7
OK335930.0334.2
OK345026.0305.4

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).

KDMX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Des Moines, IA, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC