KMSX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMSX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Missoula, MT. 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=KMSX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=30&vmin=-20&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KMSO

RADAR SITE:  KMSX - Missoula, MT (SFC ELEV 2417 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmsx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 01:50 UTC

SFC STATION: KMSO (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KMSO&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KMSO 110153Z 28013KT 4SM HZ FU CLR 28/M01 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02831011 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1013.0280—
OK1138.02702.5
OK3266.02392.8
FAIL5397.02355.2
OK124115.02603.0

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).

KMSX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Missoula, MT, valid 2026-08-11 01:50 UTC