Model lowers BWI departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Friday to 79%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 82% delay risk for BWI departures 9 PM–midnight Friday
Tailodds’ model gives the 58 departures scheduled from BWI 9 PM–midnight Friday an average 82% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 54%. From the 2:00 PM EST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target BWI departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-06 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 82% over 58 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Nov 6, 2:00 PM EST · 5.6 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 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 BWI departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Friday to 79%
What changed: 82% → 79% since the 2:00 PM EST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 58 departures scheduled from BWI 9 PM–midnight Friday an average 79% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 56%. From the 4:00 PM EST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target BWI departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-06 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 79% over 58 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Fri Nov 6, 4:00 PM EST · 4.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 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 Nov 6, 9:00 PM EST: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.