KMVX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMVX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Grand Forks, ND. 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=KMVX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KGFK

RADAR SITE:  KMVX - Grand Forks, ND (SFC ELEV 301 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmvx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:49 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KGFK 020653Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01890161

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK108.0140—
OK12620.01644.1
OK18723.01703.7
OK30822.01673.2
OK33924.01664.9
OK52224.01673.9
OK61323.01682.9
OK73522.01702.8
OK91821.01702.9
OK100920.01742.7
OK122318.01842.9
OK134517.01902.7
OK152817.02092.6
OK168016.02272.4
OK183217.02371.5
OK213716.02632.6
OK216817.02662.4
OK244214.02902.1
OK274717.03112.3
OK305223.03152.5
OK335624.03132.1
OK341724.03112.3
OK366121.03052.1
OK396622.03152.0

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).

KMVX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Grand Forks, ND, valid 2026-08-02 06:49 UTC