Model raises Hobby departure delay risk 6–9 PM Friday to 78%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 52% delay risk for Hobby departures 6–9 PM Friday
Tailodds’ model gives the 24 departures scheduled from Hobby 6–9 PM Friday an average 52% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 34%. 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 HOU departures 6–9 PM 2026-10-30 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 52% over 24 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 30, 10:00 AM CDT · 7.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 15:56 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 Hobby departure delay risk 6–9 PM Friday to 65%
What changed: 52% → 65% since the 10:00 AM CDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 24 departures scheduled from Hobby 6–9 PM Friday an average 65% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 36%. From the 2:00 PM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target HOU departures 6–9 PM 2026-10-30 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 65% over 24 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 30, 2:00 PM CDT · 2.6 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 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 Hobby departure delay risk 6–9 PM Friday to 78%
What changed: 65% → 78% since the 2:00 PM CDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 24 departures scheduled from Hobby 6–9 PM Friday an average 78% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 36%. From the 4:00 PM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target HOU departures 6–9 PM 2026-10-30 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 78% over 24 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 30, 4:00 PM CDT · 1.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 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 30, 6:00 PM CDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.