Schedule: a typical summer Thursday (the flights of Jul 30, 2026), re-dated. Real flights replace these once airlines file their FAA flight plans, usually about a day ahead.
SOUTHWEST · FLIGHT WN 709
SCHEDULED · TYPICAL SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 1 Yesterday
WN 709 · MDW → HOU
departs 11:50 AM CT · arrives 2:25 PM CT
Forecast issued Thu 10:00 PM ET · 9h after departure
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Other days
Thu 10/1
Today 23%
Sat 10/3 7%
Mon 10/5 20%
Wed 10/7 19%
Odds over time
Arrive at HOU more than 15 minutes late?
73%
chance · ±0 pts
+21 pts · 24h
HOW SURE WE ARE
Very high. The odds now come almost entirely from live conditions.
Arrive 15+ late
73%
Leave 15+ late
37%
Arrive 1h+ late
26%
Cancelled
4%
WEATHER FORECASTS
LIVE
IN THE AIR
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2.8d
2d
1d
12h
6h
Departs
Lands
Arrive at HOU more than 15 minutes late?
Calm-weather odds: 73% · changed +21 pts in 24h
+21 pts
73%
Yes 73%
No 27%
Leave MDW more than 15 minutes late?
Calm-weather odds: 37% · changed +6 pts in 24h
+6 pts
37%
Yes 37%
No 63%
Arrive at HOU more than an hour late?
Calm-weather odds: 26% · changed +15 pts in 24h
+15 pts
26%
Yes 26%
No 74%
Cancelled?
Calm-weather odds: 4% · changed +3 pts in 24h
+3 pts
4%
Yes 4%
No 96%
How late will it get to HOU?
On time or early
26%
15–30 min late
14%
30 min–1 hour late
32%
1–2 hours late
17%
Over 2 hours late
8%
Cancelled
4%
Gate arrival compared with the scheduled arrival. The ranges add up to 100%.
What’s moving the odds
↑
Cloud base down to 600 ft, visibility down to 2 mi, 1.3 in of rain forecast at MDW that day
↑
Mostly benign weather forecast at HOU
↑
11am departures from MDW are often late
↓
Thursdays in October are usually quieter than average
↓
Early flights usually leave on time
Weather at each end
MDW (origin)
Gusts 21 kt Ceiling 700 ft Visibility 1.25 mi Precip 1.18 in
HOU (destination)
Gusts 27 kt Ceiling 2,500 ft Visibility 1.75 mi Precip 0.73 in
How this resolves
Yes if the gate arrival is more than 15 minutes after the scheduled arrival. Cancelled or diverted flights resolve N/A.
Every question here is display only — there is no betting or money involved. Gate times come from the airline; a cancellation resolves only the “Cancelled?” question, and a diversion voids the delay questions.