Model lowers Hobby departure delay risk 9 PM–midnight Monday to 54%
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Initial Forecast
Model forecasts 41% delay risk for Hobby departures 9 PM–midnight Monday
Tailodds’ model gives the 19 departures scheduled from Hobby 9 PM–midnight Monday an average 41% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 24%. From the 12:00 PM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target HOU departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-10-19 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 41% over 19 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Mon Oct 19, 12:00 PM CDT · 8.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 17:56 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 Monday to 56%
What changed: 41% → 56% since the 12:00 PM CDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 19 departures scheduled from Hobby 9 PM–midnight Monday an average 56% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 24%. From the 2:00 PM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target HOU departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-10-19 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 56% over 19 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Mon Oct 19, 2:00 PM CDT · 5.5 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 20:27 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 Monday to 54%
What changed: 56% → 54% since the 2:00 PM CDT forecast (same model, same window)
Tailodds’ model gives the 19 departures scheduled from Hobby 9 PM–midnight Monday an average 54% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 24%. From the 3:00 PM CDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Evidence for this update
Target HOU departures 9 PM–midnight 2026-10-19 (15+ min late) Probability (calibrated, mean per flight) 54% over 19 flights Forecast cycle · horizon Mon Oct 19, 3:00 PM CDT · 5.1 h ahead Model version famB-sd-v4i Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 20:56 UTC) Sources Tailodds forecast Provenance forecast_blocks forecast-blocks-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?
Closed Mon Oct 19, 9:01 PM CDT: The forecast window has started; measured delays are reported separately as observed items.