KSFX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KSFX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Pocatello, ID. 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=KSFX&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=KPIH

RADAR SITE:  KSFX - Pocatello, ID (SFC ELEV 1364 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.ksfx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:46 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KPIH 020653Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 26/00 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP082 T02610000 403940111

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK109.0200—
FAIL13011.02536.5
OK16017.02826.9
OK19117.02815.2
OK34326.02964.3
OK46528.03023.7
OK55628.03013.8
OK77029.03022.9
OK104427.03013.7
OK107424.02993.9
OK137922.03004.8
OK168421.02894.5
OK171516.02945.6
OK198919.02815.3
OK220219.02725.6
OK229420.02605.0
OK259819.02755.5
OK275114.02855.2
OK290334.02883.9

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).

KSFX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Pocatello, ID, valid 2026-08-02 06:46 UTC