Thursday starts partly sunny and climbs to 85, south wind barely registering at five mph. The morning's clean — no storms until after two o'clock, then a fifty-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms through the evening. New rainfall could hit a quarter inch. Tonight drops to 64 with patchy fog rolling in after eleven. If you're planning outdoor moves, make them before lunch. After two, have an indoor plan ready.
The Taubman opens at ten this morning — six minutes on foot, air-conditioned galleries, modern art and whatever's rotating through right now. The History Museum's also open tue-sat, five-minute walk, O. Winston Link photography upstairs if you want regional context. Big Lick Brewing's downtown, seven-minute walk, and they're open this afternoon if you want to sit inside with a beer while the storms pass. Check their calendar for food trucks — Thursday lineups vary, but when they're there, it's the easiest dinner in town.
The greenway's your morning move if you want pavement and no elevation. Five minutes to the trailhead, flat and paved along the river, easy out-and-back before the skies open up. Mill Mountain's a harder sell today — twenty-five minutes to the trailhead, real vertical to the star, and you don't want to be up there when thunder starts. Save that hike for a clear morning. If you're out early, you'll have a couple hours of dry trail time before two o'clock.
Tomorrow's similar — patchy fog before nine, then partly sunny with another chance of storms, this time thirty percent and mostly before evening. High near 84. The weekend outlook's holding steady in the low-to-mid eighties, so if today's storms keep you indoors, Friday morning gives you another shot at the trails before the next round moves in.
A Few Old Goats is on the main floor of the building — walk over for a beer on the patio before the weather turns, or wait until tonight when the fog rolls in and the courtyard gets quiet. RND Coffee's a five-minute drive west if you want the local morning ritual, but they're not in the building. The flats' patio is open, the courtyard's dry until mid-afternoon, and the brewery's right here when the first rumble hits.