KLGX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KLGX - Aberdeen, WA (SFC ELEV 77 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.klgx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 01:33 UTC

SFC STATION: KHQM (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KHQM&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KHQM 110053Z AUTO 27011KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP203 T01720128

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1011.0270—
FAIL19711.03158.6
OK22816.03107.4
OK53213.03384.1
FAIL56313.03007.2
FAIL14471.03351.3
OK22096.02901.8
OK23616.02711.5
OK32764.0931.8

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).

KLGX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Aberdeen, WA, valid 2026-08-11 01:33 UTC