KYUX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KYUX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Yuma, AZ. 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=KYUX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=40&vmin=-30&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KNYL

RADAR SITE:  KYUX - Yuma, AZ (SFC ELEV 53 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kyux/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:47 UTC

SFC STATION: KNYL (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KNYL&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 05:57 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KNYL 020557Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM FEW110 36/16 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP056 T03610156 10467 20361 51007

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK104.0180—
OK13013.01574.4
OK19115.01672.5
OK25215.01723.5
OK34313.01735.8
OK55712.02114.0
OK77014.02504.6
OK86113.02583.5
OK104418.02675.6
OK116618.02794.3
OK138018.02844.0
OK147119.02934.1
OK171521.02994.2
OK177620.02973.8
OK208121.03084.2
OK220219.03074.4
OK238520.03093.8
OK269020.03033.3
OK275122.02663.7
OK299517.02995.8
OK39093.03490.7

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).

KYUX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Yuma, AZ, valid 2026-08-02 06:47 UTC