Wilmington Rotary Auction, Weekend Events and More

1. Your Local Weekend Forecast:

• According to the National Weather Service, there will be a high of 43 Friday with a 90 percent chance of rain. 
• Friday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Expect a light west wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. There is a 40 percent chance of rain.
• Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 42. Expect a northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Saturday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Expect a northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. There is a 20 percent chance of snow.
• There is a slight chance of snow showers before 3 p.m. on Sunday which will otherwise be partly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy. 
  
• Sunday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "It's nasty.... Andover st in Wilmington is so thick with smoke! North reading is heavy with smoke as well.... Just walking from the car to the walmart store, my clothes are disgusting smelling!" reader Stacy commenting on the article, Update: Compost Fire on Wilmington-Tewksbury Line Continues to Smolder.

3. It's Happening Today: The Wilmington Rotary Club's Annual Auction will be held at Wilmington Knights of Columbus Hall at 6 p.m. The event is free to attend, and there will be a free buffet, as well as a cash bar. Monies raised go to various Wilmington Rotary Club projects and charities. Read more here. 

4. This Weekend: The Wilmington High School Lamplighters Drama Guild present Arcadia Thursday Nov. 21 through Saturday Nov. 23 at the Wilmington High School Auditorium, all shows start at 7 p.m. There will be a Saturday matinee performance at 2 p.m. Read more here. 

5. ICYMI: In case you missed it, a compost fire that started near the Tewksbury-Wilmington line early Thursday morning continues to smolder and could take several days to extinguish.