Model lowers San Diego departure delay risk 3–6 PM Sunday to 53%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 49% delay risk for San Diego departures 3–6 PM Sunday
Tailodds’ model gives the 62 departures scheduled from San Diego 3–6 PM Sunday an average 49% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 29%. From the 5:00 AM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SAN departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 49% over 62 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Oct 18, 5:00 AM PDT · 8.6 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 13:26 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 San Diego departure delay risk 3–6 PM Sunday to 59%
What changed: 49% → 59% since the 5:00 AM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 62 departures scheduled from San Diego 3–6 PM Sunday an average 59% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 29%. 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 3–6 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 59% over 62 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Oct 18, 12:00 PM PDT · 1.5 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 20:27 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 3–6 PM Sunday to 53%
What changed: 59% → 53% since the 12:00 PM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 62 departures scheduled from San Diego 3–6 PM Sunday an average 53% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 29%. 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 SAN departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 53% over 62 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Oct 18, 2:00 PM PDT · 0.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 21:57 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?
Closed Sun Oct 18, 3:01 PM PDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.