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Forecast Significant Resolved Delay DCA departures

Model forecasts 40% delay risk for National departures 9 AM–noon Sunday

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  1. Initial Forecast

    Model forecasts 40% delay risk for National departures 9 AM–noon Sunday

    Tailodds’ model gives the 83 departures scheduled from National 9 AM–noon Sunday an average 40% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 13%. From the 5:00 AM EST forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.

    Evidence for this update
    TargetDCA departures 9 AM–noon 2026-11-15 (15+ min late)
    Probability (calibrated, mean per flight)40% over 83 flights
    Forecast cycle · horizonSun Nov 15, 5:00 AM EST · 3.1 h ahead
    Model versionfamB-sd-v4i
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    Published here (2026-11-15 10:55 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds forecast
    Provenanceforecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Sun Nov 15, 9:01 AM EST: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.