Weather escape brief

2026-10-06 · 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 Albuquerque (ABQ)
trip ~$2170flight $1570 Southwest Airlineshotel ~$150/nt × 4nonstop
2026-10-13 → 2026-10-17 · avg high 68F · weather 0.93
Nonstop: Southwest
#2 Oakland (OAK)
trip ~$2642flight $1342 Southwest Airlineshotel ~$325/nt × 4nonstop
2026-10-13 → 2026-10-17 · avg high 71F · weather 0.99
Nonstop: Southwest

Weather ranking — top 15

CityScoreHighRainAQIAirlines
1Amarillo (AMA)0.97377F7%48Southwest
2Oakland (OAK)0.9777F2%63Southwest
3Albuquerque (ABQ)0.96976F8%51Southwest
4Kansas City (MCI)0.96479F9%50Delta, Southwest
5El Paso (ELP)0.95981F6%52Southwest
6Milwaukee (MKE)0.95571F11%52Southwest
7Indianapolis (IND)0.95477F10%56Allegiant seasonal, Delta, Southwest
8Columbus (CMH)0.9572F12%52Delta, Southwest
9Washington (IAD)0.9572F12%53Allegiant seasonal, United
10Des Moines (DSM)0.94976F12%56Allegiant
11Grand Rapids (GRR)0.94973F13%44Allegiant
12Cincinnati (CVG)0.94876F12%58Allegiant, Delta, Southwest
13Chicago (MDW)0.94476F11%62Southwest
14Omaha (OMA)0.94479F13%56Southwest seasonal
15Cleveland (CLE)0.94371F14%51—

Airline links open that carrier’s search with AUS → city, 2026-10-13 → 2026-10-17, 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.