KHNX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KHNX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Fresno, CA. 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=KHNX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=20&vmin=-20&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KHJO

RADAR SITE:  KHNX - Fresno, CA (SFC ELEV 74 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.khnx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:52 UTC

SFC STATION: KHJO (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KHJO&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 02:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KHJO 110253Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM BKN110 37/09 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP082 T03720094 53005

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0300—
FAIL20012.03137.7
FAIL5368.02917.2
OK7186.03332.6
FAIL8405.03403.7
FAIL20605.0927.8

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).

KHNX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Fresno, CA, valid 2026-08-11 02:52 UTC