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=50&vmin=-40&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:  2026-08-11 02:52 UTC

SFC STATION: KRNO (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KRNO&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 02:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KRNO 110255Z 27013G22KT 10SM SCT150 BKN240 32/02 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 29032/0231 SLP109 ACSL W THRU N FU DSNT N T03170022 53013

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1013.0270—
OK9120.02653.2
OK21313.02492.6
OK33519.02642.9
OK51818.02612.5
OK76216.02552.8
OK82317.02532.7
OK100616.02554.7
OK112714.02561.9
OK134119.02302.2
OK143222.02223.7
OK167613.02412.4
OK173713.02392.7
OK204221.02031.8
OK417525.03033.0
OK448019.02073.5

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 2026-08-11 02:52 UTC