KMKX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMKX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Milwaukee, WI. 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=KMKX&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=K57C

RADAR SITE:  KMKX - Milwaukee, WI (SFC ELEV 292 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmkx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:07 UTC

SFC STATION: K57C (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=K57C&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR K57C 110155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2995 RMK AO2 T02290206 PWINO

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
FAIL1356.0253.4
FAIL1966.043.5
OK3188.03592.8
OK3489.03573.3
OK53111.03492.6
OK62214.03503.8
OK74414.03472.9
OK92717.03463.2
OK101918.03413.0
OK123217.03194.2
OK135417.03114.8
OK153719.02842.7
OK168921.02792.8
OK184222.02803.7
OK214624.02843.2
OK217725.02803.8
OK245125.02874.4
OK275623.03003.4
OK306120.03041.5
OK336622.03042.0
OK345723.03032.0
OK367022.02902.5

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).

KMKX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Milwaukee, WI, valid 2026-08-11 02:07 UTC