5 Things You Need To know Today, Tuesday, April 23

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Tuesday off to a rousing start and to help make you the smartest person in line at the drive-thru.

1. Your Local 3-Day Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today showers are likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Tonight Showers likely, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Wednesday A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers between 9am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday Night A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. South wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
• Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

2. Quote of the Day: “Sean will continue to live on and his legacy will continue to live on."

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Let's see. Seven years of unconstitutional bag searches that common sense will tell you won't work to prevent terrorism. Then, after the marathon attack that proves they don't work, the response is to increase these unconstitutional searches. Makes sense to me." Reader Jim Pawluczyk, commenting on the story, "Police Presence Enhanced ‘Across MBTA.'

4. It's Happening Today: The July 4th Committee is scheduled to meet this evening to discuss the plans for this year's celebration. This is an important meeting, in the wake of the Board of Appeals decision to deny a permit for the carnival this year.

5. It's Happening Today, the Sequel: The Wilmington High boys varsity lacrosse team is on the road today. The Wildcats are in Stoneham to take on the Spartans. Game time is 4 p.m.