KEYX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KEYX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Barstow (Edwards AFB), CA. 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=KEYX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KEDW

RADAR SITE:  KEYX - Barstow (Edwards AFB), CA (SFC ELEV 846 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.keyx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 08:59 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KEDW 020855Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 26/07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP092 T02610067 58004 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK109.0210—
OK6816.02432.4
OK12918.02656.1
OK19018.02725.6
OK34326.02954.9
OK37326.02974.6
OK55628.02934.0
OK67827.02893.7
OK76927.02893.9
OK98328.02765.5
OK101328.02784.5
OK128726.02785.9
OK131827.02805.9
OK159227.02854.4
OK168429.02854.6
OK189725.02915.9
OK217127.02975.2
OK220226.02985.6
OK250720.02998.7
OK272019.02949.4
OK281123.03103.8

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).

KEYX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Barstow (Edwards AFB), CA, valid 2026-08-02 08:59 UTC