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=-30&umax=50&vmin=-40&vmax=40&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:  2026-08-11 01:19 UTC

SFC STATION: KEDW (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KEDW&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KEDW 110055Z 23016G30KT 40SM FEW120 SCT250 39/08 A2986 RMK AO2A PK WND 23030/45 SLP081 T03850082

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1016.0230—
OK6824.02344.6
OK12926.02279.6
OK19022.02377.7
OK31221.02549.1
OK37322.02256.6
OK55621.02578.9
FAIL67818.02349.1
OK76921.02577.7
OK98318.02464.3
OK101320.02546.6
OK128718.02625.4
OK134816.02595.3
OK159216.02756.1
OK168415.02533.9
OK189719.03036.8
OK646925.01602.1
OK768826.01752.3

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).

KEYX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Barstow (Edwards AFB), CA, valid 2026-08-11 01:19 UTC