Weather escape brief

2026-09-30 · nonstop + up to one stop from Austin (AUS) · scored on 10-day forecast: highs ideal 60–85F, penalized for rain and air quality

Live priced picks

Ranked by value = weather score per dollar of total trip cost (flight + Marriott lodging estimate + $100 per stop each way). Tap an airline to open its search with these dates prefilled.

#1 El Paso (ELP)
trip ~$1954flight $1394 Southwest Airlineshotel ~$140/nt × 4nonstop
2026-10-07 → 2026-10-11 · avg high 77F · weather 0.98
Nonstop: Southwest
#2 Portland (PDX)
trip ~$2354flight $1514 Alaska Airlineshotel ~$210/nt × 4nonstop
2026-10-07 → 2026-10-11 · avg high 76F · weather 0.99
Nonstop: Alaska

Weather ranking — top 15

CityScoreHighRainAQIAirlines
1Bozeman (BZN)0.9976F3%45Delta seasonal
2El Paso (ELP)0.9876F5%39Southwest
3Portland (PDX)0.9878F1%58Alaska
4Steamboat Springs (HDN)0.97975F3%62—
5Salt Lake City (SLC)0.97582F2%62Delta, Southwest
6Minneapolis (MSP)0.97168F4%56Delta, Southwest, Sun Country seasonal
7Seattle (SEA)0.96868F3%62Alaska, Delta, Southwest
8Denver (DEN)0.96578F6%70Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United
9Albuquerque (ABQ)0.95273F12%41Southwest
10Omaha (OMA)0.93870F15%34Southwest seasonal
11Des Moines (DSM)0.93168F17%38Allegiant
12Amarillo (AMA)0.92771F18%40Southwest
13Columbus (CMH)0.91970F11%79Delta, Southwest
14Pittsburgh (PIT)0.90568F13%74Allegiant seasonal, Southwest
15Kansas City (MCI)0.90273F22%61Delta, Southwest

Airline links open that carrier’s search with AUS → city, 2026-10-07 → 2026-10-11, 1 adult prefilled. seasonal = seasonal service. Schedules change; carriers per published schedules.

Lodging deep dives

San Diego (SAN), Sep 26–30, 2026
2026-09-19

Weather escape engine · prototype · 86 destinations from Austin (AUS): 63 nonstop, 23 with up to one stop. Hotel figures are typical Marriott nightly estimates, refreshed periodically — ask in chat to pull live rates for a specific city and dates.