KMLB WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KMLB - Melbourne, FL (SFC ELEV 11 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmlb/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 09:04 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KMLB 020853Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM FEW110 26/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02560239 55004

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0200—
FAIL1419.02274.7
OK2029.02504.3
OK2949.02354.4
FAIL3559.02514.5
OK56811.02484.3
FAIL59911.02395.5
OK75111.02454.1
OK9039.02472.7
OK105611.02325.1
OK120814.02445.8
OK139114.02431.4
OK169612.02421.1
OK181811.02482.8
OK212312.02411.1
OK218413.02501.1
OK242713.02421.0
OK273215.02450.7
OK276315.02410.9
OK303715.02421.1
OK334218.02561.7
OK346420.02572.2
OK364728.02621.6
OK395128.02591.7
OK425628.02561.5
OK456124.02501.3
OK486623.02422.0
OK517125.02362.5
OK547524.02372.3
OK578023.02432.1
OK608520.02491.8
OK669519.02561.5
OK730419.02552.1
OK760917.02551.9
OK791414.02623.1
FAIL85235.02703.0

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).

KMLB WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Melbourne, FL, valid 2026-08-02 09:04 UTC