Model raises Austin departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 58%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 46% delay risk for Austin departures 3–6 PM Friday
Tailodds’ model gives the 65 departures scheduled from Austin 3–6 PM Friday an average 46% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 31%. From the 10:00 AM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target AUS departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 46% over 65 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 10:00 AM CDT · 4.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 15:57 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 Austin departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 58%
What changed: 46% → 58% since the 10:00 AM CDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 66 departures scheduled from Austin 3–6 PM Friday an average 58% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 31%. From the 1:00 PM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target AUS departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 58% over 66 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 1:00 PM CDT · 1.1 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?
Closed Fri Oct 23, 3:01 PM CDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.