PAPD WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the PAPD WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Fairbanks, AK. 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=PAPD&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=50&vmin=-30&vmax=40&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=PAFB

RADAR SITE:  PAPD - Fairbanks, AK (SFC ELEV 790 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.papd/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-03 07:36 UTC

SFC STATION: PAFB (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=PAFB&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-03 06:55 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR PAFB 030655Z AUTO 08003KT 8SM CLR 18/15 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01830148

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK103.080—
OK12416.02162.7
OK21618.02202.4
OK36819.02203.3
OK42921.02202.1
OK58221.02183.0
OK73421.02162.2
OK79521.02163.4
OK103919.02102.8
OK106919.02102.8
OK134417.02173.3
OK137417.02121.1
OK164821.02371.7
OK174019.02192.1
OK195323.02321.9
OK219724.02402.0
OK225826.02381.5
OK256324.02382.2
OK277621.02294.5
OK286824.02401.1
OK317225.02371.5
OK347725.02412.0
OK378225.02432.1
OK408724.02451.4
OK439224.02461.5
OK469625.02431.9
OK500126.02492.1
OK530628.02591.9
OK591631.02601.1
OK652532.02671.0
OK683032.02651.4
OK713535.02651.3
OK774440.02612.1

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).

PAPD WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Fairbanks, AK, valid 2026-08-03 07:36 UTC