KPDT WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

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

RADAR SITE:  KPDT - Pendleton, OR (SFC ELEV 462 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kpdt/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-08 00:33 UTC

SFC STATION: KPDT (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KPDT&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-07 23:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KPDT 072353Z 30007KT 6SM FU CLR 36/01 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03560011 10361 20322 56010

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK107.0300—
OK14814.02596.1
OK30012.02594.7
OK45213.02874.4
OK51314.02775.3
OK72713.02794.6
OK75714.02764.6
OK100113.02854.9
OK106216.02593.9
OK130614.02784.3
OK136718.02615.0
OK167214.02494.6
OK197620.02525.6
OK215922.02544.5
OK228121.02493.1
OK258622.02532.8
OK270821.02632.8

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).

KPDT WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Pendleton, OR, valid 2026-08-08 00:33 UTC