Weather escape brief

2026-09-25 · 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 Reno (RNO)
trip ~$1230flight $430 American Airlineshotel ~$150/nt × 41 stop
2026-10-02 → 2026-10-06 · avg high 60F · weather 0.87
1 stop: Southwest seasonal
#2 San Francisco (SFO)
trip ~$2046flight $546 Alaska Airlineshotel ~$325/nt × 41 stop
2026-10-02 → 2026-10-06 · avg high 78F · weather 1.00
1 stop: Alaska, Delta, Southwest, United

Weather ranking — top 15

CityScoreHighRainAQIAirlines
1Oakland (OAK)0.9877F1%58Southwest
2San Francisco (SFO)0.97976F1%58Alaska, Delta, Southwest, United
3Reno (RNO)0.94872F4%49Southwest seasonal
4Cleveland (CLE)0.93673F14%64—
5San Jose (SJC)0.93581F0%85Southwest
6Pittsburgh (PIT)0.93473F15%58Allegiant seasonal, Southwest
7Asheville (AVL)0.93279F13%66Allegiant seasonal, Delta seasonal
8Grand Rapids (GRR)0.92173F18%56Allegiant
9Portland (PDX)0.9267F14%66Alaska
10San Diego (SAN)0.91978F4%75Alaska, Frontier, Southwest
11Columbus (CMH)0.91375F17%57Delta, Southwest
12Washington (IAD)0.91176F16%42Allegiant seasonal, United
13Milwaukee (MKE)0.90766F22%55Southwest
14Detroit (DTW)0.90675F16%67Delta
15Los Angeles (LAX)0.88978F2%84American, Delta, Southwest, United

Airline links open that carrier’s search with AUS → city, 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-06, 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.