KMAX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMAX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Medford, OR. 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=KMAX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KMFR

RADAR SITE:  KMAX - Medford, OR (SFC ELEV 2290 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmax/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:47 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KMFR 020653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01890111

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK8713.02523.4
OK14813.02493.6
OK30110.02864.4
OK45310.02744.2
OK5148.02783.5
OK7288.02653.2
OK75816.02433.8
OK100217.02753.7
OK106313.02604.9
OK130716.02923.7
OK136817.02763.7
OK167221.02833.5
OK197723.02823.9
OK213018.03095.4
OK228218.02436.2

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).

KMAX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Medford, OR, valid 2026-08-02 06:47 UTC