Model lowers Boston departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Thursday to 60%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 60% delay risk for Boston departures 9 PM–midnight Thursday
Tailodds’ model gives the 23 departures scheduled from Boston 9 PM–midnight Thursday an average 60% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 19%. From the 9:00 PM EST forecast (model famA-fc-v3). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target BOS departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 60% over 23 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Wed Nov 11, 9:00 PM EST · 23.1 h ahead Model version famA-fc-v3 Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 02:56 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 Boston departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Thursday to 52%
What changed: 60% → 52% since the 9:00 PM EST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 23 departures scheduled from Boston 9 PM–midnight Thursday an average 52% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 20%. From the 2:00 AM EST forecast (model famA-fc-v3). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target BOS departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 52% over 23 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 2:00 AM EST · 17.6 h ahead Model version famA-fc-v3 Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 08:26 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Escalation Forecast
Updated model puts Boston departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Thursday at 61%
What changed: 52% → 61% since the 2:00 AM EST forecast (model changed)
Tailodds’ model gives the 23 departures scheduled from Boston 9 PM–midnight Thursday an average 61% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 19%. From the 2:00 PM EST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). The model changed since the previous item (from famA-fc-v3), so some or all of this change comes from the new model rather than new information. This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target BOS departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 61% over 23 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 2:00 PM EST · 5.6 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i (changed since the previous update) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 20:25 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 Boston departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Thursday to 60%
What changed: 61% → 60% since the 2:00 PM EST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 22 departures scheduled from Boston 9 PM–midnight Thursday an average 60% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 37%. From the 7:00 PM EST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target BOS departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 60% over 22 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 7:00 PM EST · 0.5 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-13 01:27 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?
Closed Thu Nov 12, 9:00 PM EST: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.