KJAX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KJAX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Jacksonville, FL. The hodograph plots horizontal wind vectors by height above ground, with color-coded altitude layers and optional METAR surface-wind data.

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

RADAR SITE:  KJAX - Jacksonville, FL (SFC ELEV 19 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kjax/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

SFC STATION: KJAX (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KJAX&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 05:56 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KJAX 020556Z 19006KT 10SM -RA OVC060 24/23 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE20B55 SLP115 P0001 60001 T02440233 10256 20244 58006 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0190—
OK13411.01875.2
OK19417.01974.4
OK28622.02054.1
OK34718.02215.2
OK53023.02254.9
OK59126.02253.4
OK74325.02344.2
OK89623.02342.5
OK101721.02442.3
OK120022.02472.6
OK132224.02691.6
OK150520.02622.5
OK168818.02701.4
OK181017.02681.6
OK211515.02561.8
OK21769.02511.1
OK242014.02380.9
OK272412.02581.1
OK302918.02531.3
OK333415.02331.5
OK342512.02291.1
OK363914.02331.4
OK394416.02331.6
OK424812.02361.0
OK455322.02331.3
OK516317.02280.8

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).

KJAX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Jacksonville, FL, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC