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=-10&umax=30&vmin=-10&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:  2026-08-11 01:47 UTC

SFC STATION: KNYL (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KNYL&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 00:57 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KNYL 110057Z 21020G27KT 10SM CLR 40/21 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 20027/0053 SLP066 T04000206

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK1020.0210—
FAIL13014.02407.4
OK19115.02184.9
OK25218.02244.2
OK34319.02015.1
OK55715.02162.2
OK77016.02052.8
OK86112.02102.6

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).

KYUX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Yuma, AZ, valid 2026-08-11 01:47 UTC