KMPX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMPX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Minneapolis, MN. 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=KMPX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=90&vmin=-50&vmax=60&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KFCM

RADAR SITE:  KMPX - Minneapolis, MN (SFC ELEV 301 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmpx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-04 09:54 UTC

SFC STATION: KFCM (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFCM&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-04 09:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFCM 040953Z AUTO 32009KT 6SM VCTS -RA BR FEW036 BKN050 OVC070 18/16 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SW RAB44 SLP122 P0004 T01780161

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK109.0320—
OK12616.03287.6
OK18720.03357.3
OK30821.03354.7
OK52227.03575.7
OK61326.03586.2
OK73525.03566.7
OK91821.03496.1
OK100922.03379.5
OK122323.03283.2
OK134530.03186.1
OK152832.03233.4
OK168031.03214.8
OK183231.03174.8
OK213728.03083.4
OK216827.03043.6
OK244227.02763.2
OK274731.02614.1
OK305229.02544.6
OK335631.02566.9
OK344832.02546.8
OK366131.02507.6
OK396634.02577.6
OK427136.02685.4
OK457638.02674.1
OK488038.02653.9
OK518539.02604.4
OK530741.02625.2
OK549041.02585.5
OK579543.02564.5
OK610046.02564.6
OK640447.02554.9
OK658745.02534.8
OK701443.02545.0
OK731943.02525.9
OK762439.02486.8
OK817238.02435.5
OK823338.02425.2
OK884343.02384.6
OK1012363.02323.2
OK1036765.02313.3
OK1189175.02355.7

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).

KMPX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Minneapolis, MN, valid 2026-08-04 09:54 UTC