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=-30&umax=30&vmin=-40&vmax=20&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:  2026-08-11 02:39 UTC

SFC STATION: KMLB (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KMLB&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KMLB 110153Z 15007KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T02890250

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0150—
FAIL1418.01264.9
FAIL2029.01324.5
OK2948.01133.7
OK35511.01113.7
OK5687.01263.4
OK59910.01073.7
FAIL90310.055.5
OK105614.03456.1
OK120816.03425.1
OK139120.03304.4
OK151321.03322.8
OK169624.03283.3
OK181825.03273.3
OK212324.03322.8
OK218424.03313.8
OK242723.03344.0

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 2026-08-11 02:39 UTC