KFDR WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KFDR WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Frederick (Altus AFB), OK. The hodograph plots horizontal wind vectors by height above ground, with color-coded altitude layers and optional METAR surface-wind data.

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Request and source metadata
URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KFDR&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=30&vmin=-20&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KFDR

RADAR SITE:  KFDR - Frederick (Altus AFB), OK (SFC ELEV 386 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kfdr/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:33 UTC

SFC STATION: KFDR (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFDR&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFDR 110153Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 35/16 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03500156 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1011.0160—
OK10220.01668.3
OK16325.01684.9
OK22427.01654.5
OK31524.01615.4
OK49826.01663.3
OK52927.01663.3
OK71124.01684.4
OK83324.01773.6
OK113815.01864.1
OK144316.01975.2

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).

KFDR WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Frederick (Altus AFB), OK, valid 2026-08-11 02:33 UTC