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=50&vmin=-50&vmax=20&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:  2026-08-02 06:45 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KPDT 020653Z AUTO 26012KT 10SM FEW090 17/06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01670061

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1012.0260—
OK5619.02605.8
OK11722.02685.7
OK14820.02705.7
OK33019.02895.2
OK45224.02964.8
OK51322.03025.8
OK72723.03075.5
OK75723.03114.2
OK100122.03215.7
OK106221.03254.6
OK130624.03264.5
OK136724.03264.5
OK167223.03275.0
OK197634.03235.5
FAIL215916.02828.3
OK228124.02675.7

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).

KPDT WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Pendleton, OR, valid 2026-08-02 06:45 UTC