Model raises San Diego departure delay risk noon–3 PM Saturday to 61%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 44% delay risk for San Diego departures noon–3 PM Saturday
Tailodds’ model gives the 63 departures scheduled from San Diego noon–3 PM Saturday an average 44% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 20%. From the 6:00 AM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SAN departures noon–3 PM 2026-10-17 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 44% over 63 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sat Oct 17, 6:00 AM PDT · 4.7 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-17 14:17 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 San Diego departure delay risk noon–3 PM Saturday to 54%
What changed: 44% → 54% since the 6:00 AM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 63 departures scheduled from San Diego noon–3 PM Saturday an average 54% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 26%. From the 8:00 AM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SAN departures noon–3 PM 2026-10-17 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 54% over 63 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sat Oct 17, 8:00 AM PDT · 3.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-17 15:57 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 San Diego departure delay risk noon–3 PM Saturday to 61%
What changed: 54% → 61% since the 8:00 AM PDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 63 departures scheduled from San Diego noon–3 PM Saturday an average 61% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 24%. From the 11:00 AM PDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target SAN departures noon–3 PM 2026-10-17 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 61% over 63 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sat Oct 17, 11:00 AM PDT · 0.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-17 18:56 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?
Closed Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM PDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.