Model raises Hobby departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Thursday to 75%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 73% delay risk for Hobby departures 9 PM–midnight Thursday
Tailodds’ model gives the 16 departures scheduled from Hobby 9 PM–midnight Thursday an average 73% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 47%. From the 3:00 PM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target HOU departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 73% over 16 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 3:00 PM CST · 5.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 21:56 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 Hobby departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Thursday to 62%
What changed: 73% → 62% since the 3:00 PM CST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 16 departures scheduled from Hobby 9 PM–midnight Thursday an average 62% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 47%. From the 4:00 PM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target HOU departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 62% over 16 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 4:00 PM CST · 4.0 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? -
Escalation Forecast
Model raises Hobby departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Thursday to 75%
What changed: 62% → 75% since the 4:00 PM CST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 16 departures scheduled from Hobby 9 PM–midnight Thursday an average 75% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 52%. From the 8:00 PM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target HOU departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-11-12 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 75% over 16 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Thu Nov 12, 8:00 PM CST · 0.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-13 02:57 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, 9:01 PM CST: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.