Model raises Las Vegas departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 59%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 50% delay risk for Las Vegas departures 3–6 PM Friday
Tailodds’ model gives the 112 departures scheduled from Las Vegas 3–6 PM Friday an average 50% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 33%. From the 5:00 AM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target LAS departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 50% over 112 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 5:00 AM PDT · 8.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 13:57 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Escalation Forecast
Model raises Las Vegas departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 58%
What changed: 50% → 58% since the 5:00 AM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 111 departures scheduled from Las Vegas 3–6 PM Friday an average 58% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 33%. From the 11:00 AM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target LAS departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 58% over 111 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 11:00 AM PDT · 3.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 18:56 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
De-escalation Forecast
Model lowers Las Vegas departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 56%
What changed: 58% → 56% since the 11:00 AM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 111 departures scheduled from Las Vegas 3–6 PM Friday an average 56% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 33%. From the 12:00 PM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target LAS departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 56% over 111 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 12:00 PM PDT · 1.6 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 20:26 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Escalation Forecast
Model raises Las Vegas departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 59%
What changed: 56% → 59% since the 12:00 PM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 112 departures scheduled from Las Vegas 3–6 PM Friday an average 59% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 33%. From the 1:00 PM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target LAS departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 59% over 112 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 1:00 PM PDT · 1.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 20:56 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?
Closed Fri Oct 23, 3:00 PM PDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.