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=-20&umax=80&vmin=-60&vmax=40&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:  2026-08-11 02:42 UTC

SFC STATION: KSAW (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KSAW&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 02:38 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KSAW 110238Z AUTO 22001KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2998 RMK AO2

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK101.0220—
FAIL1198.03324.5
OK18011.03194.8
FAIL2109.03305.4
OK33211.03054.8
OK48417.03084.5
OK57616.03084.6
OK75918.03133.8
OK78918.03134.3
OK106319.03186.0
OK109422.03254.0
OK136821.02997.9
OK139922.03044.5
OK170427.02806.4
OK200829.02725.6
OK231327.02894.5
OK240532.02993.7
OK261836.03043.1
OK292342.02964.0
OK322841.03025.1
OK688557.02781.8
OK719060.02761.4
OK749561.02770.9
OK810461.02811.2
OK871462.02851.1

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 2026-08-11 02:42 UTC