Model lowers SFO departure delay risk 3–6 PM Monday to 51%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 47% delay risk for SFO departures 3–6 PM Monday
Tailodds’ model gives the 92 departures scheduled from SFO 3–6 PM Monday an average 47% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 29%. From the 10:00 AM PST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SFO departures 3–6 PM 2026-11-09 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 47% over 92 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Mon Nov 9, 10:00 AM PST · 4.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 18:56 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 SFO departure delay risk 3–6 PM Monday to 56%
What changed: 47% → 56% since the 10:00 AM PST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 92 departures scheduled from SFO 3–6 PM Monday an average 56% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 29%. From the 12:00 PM PST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SFO departures 3–6 PM 2026-11-09 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 56% over 92 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Mon Nov 9, 12:00 PM PST · 2.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 20:57 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 SFO departure delay risk 3–6 PM Monday to 51%
What changed: 56% → 51% since the 12:00 PM PST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 95 departures scheduled from SFO 3–6 PM Monday an average 51% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 35%. From the 1:00 PM PST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SFO departures 3–6 PM 2026-11-09 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 51% over 95 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Mon Nov 9, 1:00 PM PST · 1.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 21:57 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?
Closed Mon Nov 9, 3:00 PM PST: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.