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Forecast Major Developing Delay MDW departures

Model raises Midway departure delay risk 6–9 PM Saturday to 82%

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  1. Initial Forecast

    Model forecasts 57% delay risk for Midway departures 6–9 PM Saturday

    Tailodds’ model gives the 28 departures scheduled from Midway 6–9 PM Saturday an average 57% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 34%. From the 6:00 AM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.

    Evidence for this update
    TargetMDW departures 6–9 PM 2026-11-14 (15+ min late)
    Probability (calibrated, mean per flight)57% over 28 flights
    Forecast cycle · horizonSat Nov 14, 6:00 AM CST · 10.6 h ahead
    Model versionfamB-sd-v4i
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 13:26 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds forecast
    Provenanceforecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Forecast

    Model raises Midway departure delay risk 6–9 PM Saturday to 59%

    What changed: 57% → 59% since the 6:00 AM CST forecast (same model, same window)

    Tailodds’ model gives the 29 departures scheduled from Midway 6–9 PM Saturday an average 59% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 34%. From the 7:00 AM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.

    Evidence for this update
    TargetMDW departures 6–9 PM 2026-11-14 (15+ min late)
    Probability (calibrated, mean per flight)59% over 29 flights
    Forecast cycle · horizonSat Nov 14, 7:00 AM CST · 9.6 h ahead
    Model versionfamB-sd-v4i
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 14:26 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds forecast
    Provenanceforecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. Escalation Forecast

    Model raises Midway departure delay risk 6–9 PM Saturday to 71%

    What changed: 59% → 71% since the 7:00 AM CST forecast (same model, same window)

    Tailodds’ model gives the 28 departures scheduled from Midway 6–9 PM Saturday an average 71% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 34%. From the 10:00 AM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.

    Evidence for this update
    TargetMDW departures 6–9 PM 2026-11-14 (15+ min late)
    Probability (calibrated, mean per flight)71% over 28 flights
    Forecast cycle · horizonSat Nov 14, 10:00 AM CST · 7.1 h ahead
    Model versionfamB-sd-v4i
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 16:56 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds forecast
    Provenanceforecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  4. Escalation Forecast

    Model raises Midway departure delay risk 6–9 PM Saturday to 82%

    What changed: 71% → 82% since the 10:00 AM CST forecast (same model, same window)

    Tailodds’ model gives the 29 departures scheduled from Midway 6–9 PM Saturday an average 82% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 34%. From the 11:00 AM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.

    Evidence for this update
    TargetMDW departures 6–9 PM 2026-11-14 (15+ min late)
    Probability (calibrated, mean per flight)82% over 29 flights
    Forecast cycle · horizonSat Nov 14, 11:00 AM CST · 6.1 h ahead
    Model versionfamB-sd-v4i
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 17:56 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds forecast
    Provenanceforecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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