Weather escape brief

2026-09-27 · 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 Salt Lake City (SLC)
trip ~$2034flight $1274 Southwest Airlineshotel ~$190/nt × 4nonstop
2026-10-04 → 2026-10-08 · avg high 84F · weather 0.95
Nonstop: Delta, Southwest

Weather ranking — top 15

CityScoreHighRainAQIAirlines
1Bozeman (BZN)0.98573F4%43Delta seasonal
2Grand Rapids (GRR)0.93369F16%54Allegiant
3Salt Lake City (SLC)0.92680F9%69Delta, Southwest
4Portland (PDX)0.92478F7%64Alaska
5Detroit (DTW)0.91772F16%68Delta
6Reno (RNO)0.91683F2%47Southwest seasonal
7Denver (DEN)0.91276F20%55Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United
8Columbus (CMH)0.91171F16%73Delta, Southwest
9Seattle (SEA)0.91169F13%67Alaska, Delta, Southwest
10Chicago (MDW)0.970F20%66Southwest
11Indianapolis (IND)0.89673F18%76Allegiant seasonal, Delta, Southwest
12Asheville (AVL)0.8973F18%87Allegiant seasonal, Delta seasonal
13Omaha (OMA)0.88971F28%52Southwest seasonal
14Raleigh-durham (RDU)0.88979F15%73Delta, Southwest
15Pittsburgh (PIT)0.88869F17%79Allegiant seasonal, Southwest

Airline links open that carrier’s search with AUS → city, 2026-10-04 → 2026-10-08, 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 · 82 destinations from Austin (AUS): 59 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.