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=40&vmin=-40&vmax=20&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:  2026-06-20 07:49 UTC

SFC STATION: KFCM (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KFCM&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-06-20 07:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KFCM 200753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01220106

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)
OK100.00
OK12616.0282
OK18719.0295
OK30820.0298
OK36912.0296
OK5229.0294
OK61313.0310
OK7355.0247
OK91811.0318
OK104015.0317
OK12236.0319
OK15284.0315

QC-failed rows are retained in the table for reference but are excluded from QC-filtered plotting and calculations.

KMPX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Minneapolis, MN, valid 2026-06-20 07:49 UTC