Model raises Philadelphia departure delay risk 6–9 PM Thursday to 70%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 50% delay risk for Philadelphia departures 6–9 PM Thursday
Tailodds’ model gives the 77 departures scheduled from Philadelphia 6–9 PM Thursday an average 50% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 32%. From the 1:00 PM EST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target PHL departures 6–9 PM 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 50% over 77 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 1:00 PM EST · 4.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 18:55 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 Philadelphia departure delay risk 6–9 PM Thursday to 58%
What changed: 50% → 58% since the 1:00 PM EST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 77 departures scheduled from Philadelphia 6–9 PM Thursday an average 58% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 32%. From the 3:00 PM EST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target PHL departures 6–9 PM 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 58% over 77 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 3:00 PM EST · 2.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 20:56 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 Philadelphia departure delay risk 6–9 PM Thursday to 70%
What changed: 58% → 70% since the 3:00 PM EST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 82 departures scheduled from Philadelphia 6–9 PM Thursday an average 70% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 38%. From the 5:00 PM EST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target PHL departures 6–9 PM 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 70% over 82 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 5:00 PM EST · 0.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 22:57 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, 6:01 PM EST: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.