Weather escape brief

2026-09-23 · 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 Pittsburgh (PIT)
trip ~$1316flight $396 American Airlineshotel ~$180/nt × 41 stop
2026-09-30 → 2026-10-04 · avg high 72F · weather 0.89
1 stop: Allegiant seasonal, Southwest
#2 San Francisco (SFO)
trip ~$2046flight $546 Alaska Airlineshotel ~$325/nt × 41 stop
2026-09-30 → 2026-10-04 · avg high 86F · weather 0.94
1 stop: Alaska, Delta, Southwest, United

Weather ranking — top 15

CityScoreHighRainAQIAirlines
1San Francisco (SFO)0.96878F1%56Alaska, Delta, Southwest, United
2Pittsburgh (PIT)0.96170F10%42Allegiant seasonal, Southwest
3Oakland (OAK)0.95479F1%56Southwest
4Columbus (CMH)0.95270F12%44Delta, Southwest
5Reno (RNO)0.94980F1%85Southwest seasonal
6Washington (IAD)0.94376F12%49Allegiant seasonal, United
7Cincinnati (CVG)0.9474F13%50Allegiant, Delta, Southwest
8Detroit (DTW)0.9471F10%42Delta
9Bozeman (BZN)0.93571F14%50Delta seasonal
10Philadelphia (PHL)0.93274F16%52American
11Cleveland (CLE)0.92968F12%55
12Baltimore (BWI)0.92676F14%50Southwest
13Indianapolis (IND)0.92571F15%46Allegiant seasonal, Delta, Southwest
14Salt Lake City (SLC)0.92579F8%68Delta, Southwest
15Asheville (AVL)0.91874F21%47Allegiant seasonal, Delta seasonal

Airline links open that carrier’s search with AUS → city, 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-04, 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.