KVAX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KVAX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Valdosta (Moody AFB), GA. 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=KVAX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-30&umax=40&vmin=-40&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KVAD

RADAR SITE:  KVAX - Valdosta (Moody AFB), GA (SFC ELEV 66 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kvax/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:00 UTC

SFC STATION: KVAD (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KVAD&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KVAD 110155Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E SLP199 T02880252 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.0150—
FAIL11710.01835.4
OK20812.02095.3
OK23912.01784.8
OK33011.01954.3
OK54315.02483.2
OK7268.02693.5
FAIL8488.02974.2
OK103114.03354.9
OK115314.03434.8
OK133615.03535.2
OK145815.03534.7
OK167115.014.3
OK176318.03465.2
OK206714.03474.5

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).

KVAX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Valdosta (Moody AFB), GA, valid 2026-08-11 02:00 UTC