KRGX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KRGX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Reno, NV. 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=KRGX&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=KRNO

RADAR SITE:  KRGX - Reno, NV (SFC ELEV 2530 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.krgx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:50 UTC

SFC STATION: KRNO (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KRNO&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KRNO 020655Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 27/M01 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02671006

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK100.00—
OK9122.03167.6
OK21314.03014.5
FAIL30414.03097.9
OK51813.02774.8
FAIL7626.02064.5
FAIL8238.02245.3
OK103615.02145.3
OK112716.02164.6
OK143219.02164.6
OK173722.02105.4

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).

KRGX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Reno, NV, valid 2026-08-02 06:50 UTC