The morning opens clear and warm — 81° by afternoon, sunny, a gentle west wind. It's Mother's Day, and the weather is cooperating. You'll want to be outside for most of it, but keep an eye on the clock: storms are possible after 7pm tonight, and tomorrow brings steady rain through the afternoon. This is the day to use.
RND Coffee downstairs opens at 8am — grab a cortado and a pastry, then head to the Taubman Museum, open noon to 5pm today. The current exhibitions include contemporary work in the second-floor galleries and the permanent collection downstairs. If theater's more your speed, Mill Mountain Theatre has a 2pm matinee of their spring production; call ahead for tickets. A Few Old Goats is pouring downstairs from 3pm on — the courtyard will be full by 4pm, and they're running a special today for the holiday.
The Roanoke River Greenway is a ten-minute walk from the flats — head west on Church Avenue, cross under the bridge, and you're at the trailhead. The paved path runs flat along the water for miles in either direction. At 81° and sunny, it's warm but not punishing — go early if you want shade, or wait until 5pm when the light softens. Mill Mountain is another option: the drive up takes fifteen minutes, and the overlook gives you the entire valley. Pack water either way.
Tomorrow's forecast is a hard pivot — rain showers likely through Monday afternoon, cloudy, high of 68°. If you've been putting off an indoor errand or a museum visit, save it for tomorrow. Tonight's storms start after 7pm, so plan dinner accordingly. By 6pm, you'll want to be settled somewhere.
Back at the flats, the courtyard's getting sun all day — tables are out, the patio umbrella's up. RND closes at 3pm today, but A Few Old Goats runs until 9pm. If you stay in tonight after the storms start, you're a five-minute walk from dinner at Fortunato or Texas Tavern. The building's quiet on Sunday evenings — windows open, the sound of rain later, the kind of night that resets the week.