Weather escape brief

2026-09-29 · 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 Delta Air Lineshotel ~$190/nt × 4nonstop
2026-10-06 → 2026-10-10 · avg high 77F · weather 0.99
Nonstop: Delta, Southwest

Weather ranking — top 15

CityScoreHighRainAQIAirlines
1Salt Lake City (SLC)0.98379F2%55Delta, Southwest
2Bozeman (BZN)0.97972F5%48Delta seasonal
3Steamboat Springs (HDN)0.96272F5%72—
4Portland (PDX)0.95678F4%64Alaska
5Reno (RNO)0.94584F2%75Southwest seasonal
6El Paso (ELP)0.94377F13%55Southwest
7Albuquerque (ABQ)0.92673F18%55Southwest
8Amarillo (AMA)0.92571F19%48Southwest
9Denver (DEN)0.91473F19%56Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United
10Columbus (CMH)0.91370F18%57Delta, Southwest
11Cleveland (CLE)0.90768F17%50—
12Minneapolis (MSP)0.89264F9%67Delta, Southwest, Sun Country seasonal
13Indianapolis (IND)0.89174F16%74Allegiant seasonal, Delta, Southwest
14Kona (KOA)0.88482F29%40Alaska, American, United, Delta, Southwest
15Seattle (SEA)0.88165F12%56Alaska, Delta, Southwest

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