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=-20&umax=70&vmin=-40&vmax=50&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:  2026-08-02 06:47 UTC

SFC STATION: KMSO (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KMSO&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KMSO 020653Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 21/03 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 27026/0613 SLP137 T02110028 403560144 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0280—
OK2129.02956.2
OK11324.02735.0
OK32627.02826.4
OK53928.02877.5
OK63128.02857.4
OK93631.02628.9
OK154540.02388.4
OK215551.02358.7
OK246049.02277.3

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 2026-08-02 06:47 UTC