Schedule: a typical summer Friday (the flights of Jul 31, 2026), re-dated. Real flights replace these once airlines file their FAA flight plans, usually about a day ahead.
SOUTHWEST · FLIGHT WN 4980
SCHEDULED · TYPICAL SCHEDULE
Friday, October 2 Today
WN 4980 · SAT → TPA
departs 4:25 PM CT · arrives 8:00 PM ET
Forecast issued Fri 3:00 PM ET · 2h before departure
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Other days
Today
Sun 10/4 24%
Mon 10/5 16%
Odds over time
Arrive at TPA more than 15 minutes late?
44%
chance · ±0 pts
−1 pt · 24h
HOW SURE WE ARE
High. The odds now come mostly from live FAA and airport data.
Arrive 15+ late
44%
Leave 15+ late
45%
Arrive 1h+ late
22%
Cancelled
8%
WEATHER FORECASTS
LIVE
IN THE AIR
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
3.8d
2d
1d
12h
6h
Now
Departs
Lands
Arrive at TPA more than 15 minutes late?
Calm-weather odds: 36% · changed −1 pt in 24h
−1 pt
44%
Yes 44%
No 56%
Leave SAT more than 15 minutes late?
Calm-weather odds: 47% · changed −3 pts in 24h
−3 pts
45%
Yes 45%
No 55%
Arrive at TPA more than an hour late?
Calm-weather odds: 12% · changed +0 pts in 24h
+0 pts
22%
Yes 22%
No 78%
Cancelled?
Calm-weather odds: <1% · changed +5 pts in 24h
+5 pts
8%
Yes 8%
No 92%
How late will it get to TPA?
On time or early
52%
15–30 min late
10%
30 min–1 hour late
11%
1–2 hours late
14%
Over 2 hours late
6%
Cancelled
8%
Gate arrival compared with the scheduled arrival. The ranges add up to 100%.
What’s moving the odds
↑
Cloud base down to 200 ft, visibility down to 0.25 mi, 1.8 in of rain forecast at SAT that day
↑
0.4 in of rain, thunderstorms forecast at TPA that day
↑
Later flights pick up delays from earlier in the day
↓
SAT usually runs smoothly
↓
Fridays in October are usually quieter than average
Weather at each end
SAT (origin)
Gusts 18 kt Ceiling 200 ft Visibility 0.25 mi Precip 0.76 in
TPA (destination)
Gusts 17 kt Ceiling 5,500 ft Visibility 10+ mi Precip 0.12 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.