KTFX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KTFX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Great Falls, MT. 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=KTFX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=50&vmin=-20&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KGTF

RADAR SITE:  KTFX - Great Falls, MT (SFC ELEV 1140 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.ktfx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:45 UTC

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

Surface observation

METAR KGTF 020653Z 20008KT 10SM CLR 22/03 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP064 T02170033 403890139 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK108.0200—
OK7919.02413.8
OK11021.02464.7
OK17122.02504.2
OK32321.02754.5
OK38422.02784.4
OK50624.02764.6
OK68925.02754.9
OK71925.02784.6
OK99423.02564.6
OK129825.02715.9
OK132926.02696.3
OK160329.02645.9
OK166430.02636.1
OK190832.02586.2
OK215237.02504.4
OK221339.02514.6
OK251843.02344.8
OK282233.02197.8
FAIL31275.02526.6

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).

KTFX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Great Falls, MT, valid 2026-08-02 06:45 UTC