KGJX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KGJX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Grand Junction, CO. 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=KGJX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KGJT

RADAR SITE:  KGJX - Grand Junction, CO (SFC ELEV 3059 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kgjx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:12 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KGJT 110153Z 27011KT 10SM CLR 31/07 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP089 T03110067

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1011.0270—
OK2015.03053.3
OK809.03272.2
OK11111.03113.0
OK29413.03133.0
OK3246.03242.4
OK50711.03442.3
OK59917.03032.4
FAIL7215.02853.6
OK90313.02691.5
OK99512.03281.8
OK120821.03091.9
OK15139.02830.6
OK16657.02601.2
OK181813.02231.0
OK21849.02151.3
OK24279.01991.9
OK27325.02111.0
OK30379.02091.8
OK340312.02482.0
OK364715.02571.9
OK422615.02372.7
OK425615.02372.7
OK456116.02221.6
OK486616.02402.3
OK526216.02152.8
OK547517.02212.4
OK608522.02402.1
OK629821.02432.7
OK760920.02984.9

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).

KGJX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Grand Junction, CO, valid 2026-08-11 02:12 UTC