KEMX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KEMX - Tucson, AZ (SFC ELEV 1586 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kemx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-06-22 08:00 UTC

SFC STATION: KTUS (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KTUS&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-06-22 07:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KTUS 220753Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/M02 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP067 T02781022 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)
OK100.00
OK12115.0331
OK18215.0329
OK24315.0331
OK33411.0341
OK5176.0301
OK5487.0310
OK7316.0217
OK8537.0199
OK10058.0266
OK146217.0235
OK167510.0239
OK176716.0216
OK207210.0218
OK216310.0209
OK268112.0194
OK274212.0207
OK298616.0207

QC-failed rows are retained in the table for reference but are excluded from QC-filtered plotting and calculations.

KEMX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Tucson, AZ, valid 2026-06-22 08:00 UTC