Weather escape brief

2026-10-03 · 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
2026-10-10 → 2026-10-14 · avg high 79F · weather 0.99
Nonstop: Southwest
#2 Albuquerque (ABQ)
trip ~$2170flight $1570 Southwest Airlineshotel ~$150/nt × 4nonstop
2026-10-10 → 2026-10-14 · avg high 77F · weather 0.98
Nonstop: Southwest

Weather ranking — top 15

CityScoreHighRainAQIAirlines
1Amarillo (AMA)0.99578F1%41Southwest
2Albuquerque (ABQ)0.99477F1%51Southwest
3El Paso (ELP)0.98478F2%58Southwest
4Des Moines (DSM)0.9874F4%55Allegiant
5Chicago (MDW)0.97874F6%49Southwest
6Kansas City (MCI)0.97578F3%62Delta, Southwest
7Chicago (ORD)0.97373F5%56American, Frontier, United
8Cleveland (CLE)0.97271F7%43—
9Columbus (CMH)0.96972F7%54Delta, Southwest
10Indianapolis (IND)0.96976F5%44Allegiant seasonal, Delta, Southwest
11Grand Rapids (GRR)0.96870F8%34Allegiant
12Milwaukee (MKE)0.96768F7%48Southwest
13Minneapolis (MSP)0.96773F8%52Delta, Southwest, Sun Country seasonal
14Bozeman (BZN)0.96677F7%54Delta seasonal
15Omaha (OMA)0.96677F4%60Southwest seasonal

Airline links open that carrier’s search with AUS → city, 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-14, 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.