KMOB WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMOB WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Mobile, AL. 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=KMOB&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=50&vmin=-40&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KMOB

RADAR SITE:  KMOB - Mobile, AL (SFC ELEV 63 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmob/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

SFC STATION: KMOB (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KMOB&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:56 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KMOB 020656Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP084 T02830256

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0230—
OK5914.02423.7
OK12016.02474.8
OK21125.02624.8
OK24222.02563.7
OK33328.02634.2
OK51629.02713.7
OK54732.02713.1
OK76028.02814.2
OK85128.02804.8
OK106525.02833.5
OK115624.02892.7
OK133920.02903.5
OK146121.02982.6
OK170520.03072.6
OK176617.03091.5
OK207119.03063.2

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).

KMOB WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Mobile, AL, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC