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=-30&vmax=40&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:  2026-08-02 05:12 UTC

SFC STATION: KVAD (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KVAD&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KVAD 020655Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM SCT005 BKN100 25/25 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02520248 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0170—
FAIL1179.01545.7
OK20813.01804.2
OK23913.01874.7
OK33017.02096.3
OK54324.02283.7
OK75724.02464.0
OK84824.02483.1
OK106223.02562.5
OK115323.02602.1
OK136622.02662.4
OK145819.02682.6
OK170218.02722.0
OK176317.02702.0
OK206715.02611.5
OK23727.02810.8

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 2026-08-02 05:12 UTC