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=-10&umax=40&vmin=-20&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:  2026-08-11 01:38 UTC

SFC STATION: KPIH (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KPIH&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KPIH 110053Z 23015KT 10SM CLR 34/01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP097 T03390011

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1015.0230—
OK13018.02208.3
FAIL16017.02139.3
OK19122.02216.7
OK46522.02374.3
OK55624.02348.1
OK77024.02533.6
OK107422.02503.1
OK137916.02486.8
OK168414.02756.4

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).

KSFX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Pocatello, ID, valid 2026-08-11 01:38 UTC