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=40&vmin=-40&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:  2026-08-02 06:41 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KHQM 020653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC046 14/13 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP240 T01440128

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
FAIL758.02656.5
FAIL1369.02874.9
FAIL19712.03216.0
OK22813.03234.9
FAIL35011.03097.1
OK53211.03104.5
OK56313.03174.5
OK77613.03223.8
OK83716.03074.4
FAIL105110.02805.4
OK114217.02955.0
OK13868.02542.5
OK14476.02531.7
OK17219.02462.6
OK17528.02492.3
OK20569.02422.5
OK220912.02442.3
OK23615.02112.2
FAIL26664.01082.3
FAIL27883.02644.9

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).

KLGX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Aberdeen, WA, valid 2026-08-02 06:41 UTC