KVTX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KVTX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Los Angeles-Ventura, CA. 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=KVTX&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=KOXR

RADAR SITE:  KVTX - Los Angeles-Ventura, CA (SFC ELEV 831 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kvtx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:44 UTC

SFC STATION: KOXR (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KOXR&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:51 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KOXR 020651Z AUTO 27005KT 7SM CLR 19/17 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01890172

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK105.0270—
FAIL845.02033.6
FAIL1148.02405.0
FAIL2058.02524.6
OK35816.02924.7
OK38815.02964.6
OK57115.03005.2
OK69315.02994.2
OK78517.03024.9
OK99819.03044.8
OK105919.03055.3
OK130319.02994.2
OK136420.02885.3
OK160821.02836.4
OK172921.02765.5
OK191222.02785.0
OK221721.02655.8
OK246119.02724.9
OK252219.02745.0
OK282716.02753.4
OK313213.02773.9
OK343612.02894.1
FAIL37413.02823.0
OK40464.02781.7
FAIL43512.03153.8
OK49602.0230.8
OK52652.03360.6
OK64842.03510.6
OK77043.03131.2
OK98373.03121.1

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).

KVTX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Los Angeles-Ventura, CA, valid 2026-08-02 06:44 UTC