KMQT WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMQT WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Marquette, MI. 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=KMQT&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-40&umax=20&vmin=-50&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KSAW

RADAR SITE:  KMQT - Marquette, MI (SFC ELEV 430 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmqt/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:56 UTC

SFC STATION: KSAW (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KSAW&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:58 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KSAW 020658Z AUTO 02011KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A2997 RMK AO2

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1011.020—
OK11918.0334.9
OK18021.0335.9
OK21020.0375.3
OK33225.0476.0
OK48425.0485.1
OK54526.0465.0
OK75925.0415.9
OK78927.0435.3
OK103326.0305.0
OK109429.0294.8
OK139929.0243.1

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).

KMQT WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Marquette, MI, valid 2026-08-02 06:56 UTC