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.

Latest profile valid .

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=-50&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=20&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:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

SFC STATION: KFDR (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFDR&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFDR 020653Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02390100 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK109.030—
OK10222.0605.4
OK19324.0642.7
OK22423.0672.8
OK31521.0674.2
OK52920.0613.1
OK74216.0483.7
OK83315.0393.8
OK98615.0274.5
OK113815.0134.3
OK132117.03574.7
OK144319.03524.3
OK165626.03434.1
OK174828.03434.5
OK205332.03324.2
OK214432.03314.5
OK235734.03384.5
OK266234.03514.6
OK272335.03534.6
OK296736.03583.4
OK327233.002.3
OK339432.012.6
OK357734.023.7

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 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC