KMXX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMXX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Montgomery (Maxwell AFB), AL. 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=KMXX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=50&vmin=-30&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true

RADAR SITE:  KMXX - Montgomery (Maxwell AFB), AL (SFC ELEV 136 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmxx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:58 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
FAIL13813.01846.5
OK16914.01894.8
OK19917.01994.2
OK35220.02286.4
OK47427.02425.5
OK56529.02464.7
OK74833.02584.9
OK77834.02542.9
OK102233.02664.1
OK108333.02662.9
OK132728.02622.4
OK138829.02692.4
OK169326.02723.0
OK199823.02541.8
OK230219.02381.7

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).

KMXX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Montgomery (Maxwell AFB), AL, valid 2026-08-02 06:58 UTC