KMAF WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMAF WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Midland-Odessa, TX. 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=KMAF&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-50&umax=30&vmin=-60&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KMAF

RADAR SITE:  KMAF - Midland-Odessa, TX (SFC ELEV 883 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmaf/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:47 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KMAF 020653Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02440161

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0220—
OK12311.02315.2
OK1849.02162.6
OK3367.02092.4
OK3677.02122.7
FAIL5506.01133.6
OK6417.0762.4
OK73210.0682.6
OK94616.0543.1
OK103716.0493.4
OK125121.0423.3
OK137323.0383.3
OK155526.0334.0
OK170828.0373.9
OK186031.0423.7
OK216533.0432.9
OK247034.0393.4
OK274431.0274.5
OK277534.0323.8
OK307930.0304.7
OK338434.0314.8
OK344536.0334.9
OK368940.0384.5

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).

KMAF WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Midland-Odessa, TX, valid 2026-08-02 06:47 UTC