Model raises BWI departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 63%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 51% delay risk for BWI departures 3–6 PM Friday
Tailodds’ model gives the 40 departures scheduled from BWI 3–6 PM Friday an average 51% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 33%. From the 12:00 PM EDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target BWI departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 51% over 40 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 12:00 PM EDT · 2.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 16:57 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 BWI departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 63%
What changed: 51% → 63% since the 12:00 PM EDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 39 departures scheduled from BWI 3–6 PM Friday an average 63% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 32%. From the 2:00 PM EDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target BWI departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 63% over 39 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 2:00 PM EDT · 0.1 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, 3:00 PM EDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.