Model lowers San Diego departure delay risk 6–9 PM Friday to 61%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 63% delay risk for San Diego departures 6–9 PM Friday
Tailodds’ model gives the 61 departures scheduled from San Diego 6–9 PM Friday an average 63% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 38%. From the 12:00 PM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SAN departures 6–9 PM 2026-10-30 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 63% over 61 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 30, 12:00 PM PDT · 4.6 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? -
De-escalation Forecast
Model lowers San Diego departure delay risk 6–9 PM Friday to 61%
What changed: 63% → 61% since the 12:00 PM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 61 departures scheduled from San Diego 6–9 PM Friday an average 61% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 38%. From the 1:00 PM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SAN departures 6–9 PM 2026-10-30 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 61% over 61 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Oct 30, 1:00 PM PDT · 4.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 20:57 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 PDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.