Model lowers Fort Lauderdale departure delay risk 3–6 PM Sunday to 46%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 58% delay risk for Fort Lauderdale departures 3–6 PM Sunday
Tailodds’ model gives the 52 departures scheduled from Fort Lauderdale 3–6 PM Sunday an average 58% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 37%. From the 10:00 AM EDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target FLL departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 58% over 52 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Oct 18, 10:00 AM EDT · 4.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 14:56 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 Fort Lauderdale departure delay risk 3–6 PM Sunday to 46%
What changed: 58% → 46% since the 10:00 AM EDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 52 departures scheduled from Fort Lauderdale 3–6 PM Sunday an average 46% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 33%. From the 2:00 PM EDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target FLL departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 46% over 52 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Oct 18, 2:00 PM EDT · 0.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 18:57 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 EDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.