KLRX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KLRX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Elko, NV. 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=KLRX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=40&vmin=-40&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KEKO

RADAR SITE:  KLRX - Elko, NV (SFC ELEV 2067 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.klrx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

SFC STATION: KEKO (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KEKO&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:56 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KEKO 020656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/M05 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01941050

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK6722.03134.8
OK12829.03153.8
OK18930.03163.4
OK31134.03154.2
OK37233.03193.4
OK52434.03144.0
OK67635.03144.8
OK73733.03134.8
OK98133.03145.3
OK104231.03175.8
OK128626.03199.0
OK159123.02935.0

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).

KLRX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Elko, NV, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC