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=-20&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=30&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:  2026-08-11 01:41 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KMFR 110053Z 33014KT 10SM CLR 34/06 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP109 T03440061

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1014.0330—
FAIL875.03133.6
FAIL1484.03034.3
FAIL3015.02766.0
OK4537.02323.2
FAIL5147.02124.2
OK72812.01955.7
OK75812.01955.7
OK100219.01943.7
OK106320.02113.4
FAIL13078.02576.0
OK136816.02112.6
FAIL16729.02505.8
OK197711.02375.3
FAIL21306.02803.3
OK22826.02872.6
FAIL25873.03312.4

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 2026-08-11 01:41 UTC