KFSX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KFSX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Flagstaff, 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 .

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URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KFSX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-50&umax=20&vmin=-30&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KFLG

RADAR SITE:  KFSX - Flagstaff, AZ (SFC ELEV 2261 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kfsx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 01:31 UTC

SFC STATION: KFLG (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFLG&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:57 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFLG 110057Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02170122

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
FAIL2510.02926.7
FAIL1476.03494.9
FAIL1776.02366.2
OK78710.03162.9
FAIL10614.032.2
FAIL10923.03152.8
OK13665.0302.3
FAIL13974.0312.8
OK170111.01943.4
FAIL17326.01883.0
OK20066.0622.5
OK21896.0972.5
OK231115.01945.2
OK26167.01552.1
FAIL27684.01012.1
OK29216.01492.8
FAIL32253.0622.0
FAIL34395.0903.3
OK35306.01022.7
FAIL38356.01444.0
OK414010.01572.9
OK423113.01552.2
OK444521.01441.5
OK474913.01582.2
OK505417.01492.3
OK529816.01432.4
OK535916.01432.6
OK566418.01472.6
OK596910.01372.5
OK62739.01352.2
OK654812.01385.3
OK657822.01513.8
OK688317.01311.9
OK749314.01042.1
OK840717.01142.1
OK901729.01154.8

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).

KFSX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Flagstaff, AZ, valid 2026-08-11 01:31 UTC