tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 225 h staleForecast cycle 1 hLightning 225 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 2 minFAA flight data 2 min

FAA NAS status is stale (225 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (225 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Forecast Significant Resolved Delay MDW departures

Model lowers Midway departure delay risk noon–3 PM Saturday to 29%, near normal

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  1. Initial Forecast

    Model forecasts 50% delay risk for Midway departures noon–3 PM Saturday

    Tailodds’ model gives the 20 departures scheduled from Midway noon–3 PM Saturday an average 50% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 14%. From the 2:00 AM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.

    Evidence for this update
    TargetMDW departures noon–3 PM 2026-10-24 (15+ min late)
    Probability (calibrated, mean per flight)50% over 20 flights
    Forecast cycle · horizonSat Oct 24, 2:00 AM CDT · 8.5 h ahead
    Model versionfamB-sd-v4i
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-24 08:27 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds forecast
    Provenanceforecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Resolution Forecast

    Model lowers Midway departure delay risk noon–3 PM Saturday to 29%, near normal

    What changed: 50% → 29%; calm-weather level 14%

    Tailodds’ model gives the 20 departures scheduled from Midway noon–3 PM Saturday an average 29% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 14%. From the 3:00 AM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.

    Evidence for this update
    TargetMDW departures noon–3 PM 2026-10-24 (15+ min late)
    Probability (calibrated, mean per flight)29% over 20 flights
    Forecast cycle · horizonSat Oct 24, 3:00 AM CDT · 8.1 h ahead
    Model versionfamB-sd-v4i
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-24 08:56 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds forecast
    Provenanceforecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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