KRTX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KRTX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Portland, 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=KRTX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=20&vmin=-30&vmax=10&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KHIO

RADAR SITE:  KRTX - Portland, OR (SFC ELEV 492 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.krtx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:41 UTC

SFC STATION: KHIO (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KHIO&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KHIO 110153Z 32012KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02610106

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1012.0320—
OK11813.03342.9
OK14813.03332.9
OK20914.03333.8
OK36118.056.4
OK42215.03442.3
OK54417.054.9
OK72717.03503.2
OK78812.034.0

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).

KRTX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Portland, OR, valid 2026-08-11 02:41 UTC