Model lowers O'Hare departure delay risk noon–3 PM Sunday to 44%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 42% delay risk for O'Hare departures noon–3 PM Sunday
Tailodds’ model gives the 226 departures scheduled from O'Hare noon–3 PM Sunday an average 42% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 27%. From the 3:00 AM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target ORD departures noon–3 PM 2026-11-15 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 42% over 226 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Nov 15, 3:00 AM CST · 8.0 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-15 09:58 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 O'Hare departure delay risk noon–3 PM Sunday to 68%
What changed: 42% → 68% since the 3:00 AM CST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 226 departures scheduled from O'Hare noon–3 PM Sunday an average 68% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 27%. From the 5:00 AM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target ORD departures noon–3 PM 2026-11-15 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 68% over 226 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Nov 15, 5:00 AM CST · 6.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-15 11:56 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 O'Hare departure delay risk noon–3 PM Sunday to 44%
What changed: 68% → 44% since the 5:00 AM CST forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 227 departures scheduled from O'Hare noon–3 PM Sunday an average 44% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 27%. From the 6:00 AM CST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target ORD departures noon–3 PM 2026-11-15 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 44% over 227 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Sun Nov 15, 6:00 AM CST · 4.6 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-15 13:26 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?
Closed Sun Nov 15, 12:00 PM CST: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.