Model raises Orange County departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 61%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 54% delay risk for Orange County departures 3–6 PM Friday
Tailodds’ model gives the 26 departures scheduled from Orange County 3–6 PM Friday an average 54% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 34%. 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 SNA departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 54% over 26 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? -
Escalation Forecast
Model raises Orange County departure delay risk 3–6 PM Friday to 61%
What changed: 54% → 61% since the 11:00 AM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 26 departures scheduled from Orange County 3–6 PM Friday an average 61% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 35%. From the 2:00 PM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SNA departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-23 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 61% over 26 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 23, 2:00 PM PDT · 0.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 21:56 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.