Model raises Love Field departure delay risk 6–9 PM Sunday to 67%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 57% delay risk for Love Field departures 6–9 PM Sunday
Tailodds’ model gives the 36 departures scheduled from Love Field 6–9 PM Sunday an average 57% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 41%. From the 12:00 PM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target DAL departures 6–9 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 57% over 36 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Oct 18, 12:00 PM CDT · 5.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 17:56 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 Love Field departure delay risk 6–9 PM Sunday to 67%
What changed: 57% → 67% since the 12:00 PM CDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 36 departures scheduled from Love Field 6–9 PM Sunday an average 67% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 41%. From the 5:00 PM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target DAL departures 6–9 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 67% over 36 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Oct 18, 5:00 PM CDT · 0.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 22:56 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, 6:00 PM CDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.