Model lowers Las Vegas departure delay risk 3–6 PM Sunday to 50%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 57% delay risk for Las Vegas departures 3–6 PM Sunday
Tailodds’ model gives the 102 departures scheduled from Las Vegas 3–6 PM Sunday an average 57% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 32%. 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 LAS departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 57% over 102 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 Las Vegas departure delay risk 3–6 PM Sunday to 50%
What changed: 57% → 50% since the 12:00 PM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 102 departures scheduled from Las Vegas 3–6 PM Sunday an average 50% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 33%. 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 LAS departures 3–6 PM 2026-10-18 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 50% over 102 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Oct 18, 1:00 PM PDT · 1.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 20:56 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, 3:01 PM PDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.