5 Things You Need to Know Friday, May 31

1. Your 3-day Local Forecast:

• According to the NWS, Friday will be sunny, with a high near 94. Expect a light west wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
• Friday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 67. Expect a Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
• There is a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms Saturday with a high of 92 expected.
• There is a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms Saturday night with a low of 66 expected. There will be a southwest wind from 7 to 11 mph.
• There is a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms Sunday with a high near 89 expected. Storms could produce heavy rain.
• There is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night with a low near 63. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "I can't wait for this carnival. I have known the Cushing Family for my entire life and they run a wonderful, safe event. My childhood memories are my parents taking me everytime they were in the area and visiting with Marion and Larry. My dad grew up on the same street as the Cushing Family. Everyone....enjoy the carnival.   It's about time we have something fun come to town," Reader Mamad23 commenting on the article, Tewksbury Spring Carnival Set to Kick Off This Weekend.

3. It's Happening Today: The Friday morning matinee at the Tewksbury Public Library will be held at 10:30 a.m. and will feature Side Effects, a thriller starring Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Vinessa Shaw, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Lions Club. 

4. It's Happening This Weekend: Three Tewksbury residents,  Evan and Nathan Galanis and Nicholas Gonzalez, are having a lemonade stand to benefit the One Fund on Sunday, June 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MVP Pavillion in Tewksbury.

5. ICYMI: The 14U TGSL Redmen took home first place in the 4th Annual Think Pink Softball tournament held May 17-19. Read more about their domination here.