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Dull days (5) still outnumber bright ones (2), so this is not a good week.","source":{"dataset":"https://sunnydays.thedigitalcarpenter.com/data/scores.json","page":"https://sunnydays.thedigitalcarpenter.com/destinations/aspen","weather":"Open-Meteo Forecast API","hotels":"LiteAPI","cache_generated_at":"2026-08-06T16:05:03.278850Z","method_version":"wxscore-1.0.0"}},{"slug":"austin","name":"Austin","region":"TX","region_name":"Texas","country":"US","latitude":30.2672,"longitude":-97.7431,"airport_iata":"AUS","url":"https://sunnydays.thedigitalcarpenter.com/destinations/austin","weather_score":5.3,"score_scale":"0-10","published_tier":"Mixed","honest_tier":"Mostly dull","published_tier_is_defensible":false,"contradiction_note":null,"clear_days":1,"partly_cloudy_days":1,"cloudy_days":5,"wet_days":0,"storm_days":0,"bright_days":2,"dull_days":5,"forecast_days":7,"temp_max_f_high":105.1,"temp_min_f_low":76.7,"precip_prob_max":8.0,"window_start":"2026-08-06","window_end":"2026-08-08","flight_minutes_from_nyc":210,"hotel_count":3,"cheapest_nightly_usd":166.17,"verdict":"Austin scores 5.3 out of 10 and has exactly one genuinely clear day in the next 7. 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Dull days (4) still outnumber bright ones (3), so this is not a good week.","source":{"dataset":"https://sunnydays.thedigitalcarpenter.com/data/scores.json","page":"https://sunnydays.thedigitalcarpenter.com/destinations/jackson-hole","weather":"Open-Meteo Forecast API","hotels":"LiteAPI","cache_generated_at":"2026-08-06T16:05:03.278850Z","method_version":"wxscore-1.0.0"}},{"slug":"lake-tahoe","name":"Lake Tahoe","region":"CA","region_name":"California","country":"US","latitude":39.0968,"longitude":-120.0324,"airport_iata":"RNO","url":"https://sunnydays.thedigitalcarpenter.com/destinations/lake-tahoe","weather_score":7.9,"score_scale":"0-10","published_tier":"Good","honest_tier":"Mostly dull","published_tier_is_defensible":false,"contradiction_note":"The model scores this week 7.9/10 and the cache tier reads \"Good\", because the score measures warmth and dryness, not sunshine. 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