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=30&vmin=-40&vmax=10&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:  2026-08-02 06:45 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KGJT 020653Z 08004KT 10SM CLR 26/M02 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP078 T02611022 404000217

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.080—
OK2011.03183.7
OK5020.03244.1
OK11110.03223.7
OK29419.03263.7
OK32420.03294.5
OK53818.03364.5
OK59917.03354.4
OK75116.03414.5
OK90316.03344.5
OK99517.03354.4
OK120822.03354.0
OK133024.03303.3
OK151323.03344.3
OK169623.03353.7
OK181827.03334.9
OK212333.03333.2
OK242732.03354.6

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 2026-08-02 06:45 UTC