5 Things You Need to Know Today, Wednesday, March 27

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get you over the hump on this Wednesday and to help make you the smartest person in the cafeteria.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, there will be a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Thursday Snow showers likely before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Friday A slight chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

2. It's Happening Today: Five candidates seeking the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry will debate for the first time in one place Wednesday night in Needham. The two Democrats and three Republicans vying for the vacated position will face each other in two separate, 30-minute debates in an event sponsored by the Boston Media Consortium and held at the Channel 5 studios. The debate will air live from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will be moderated by R.D. Sahl.

3. It's Also Happening Today: Today is picture day for the spring sports teams at Tewksbury High. Team photos will take place in the gymnasium, starting at 2 p.m.

4. Reader Comment of the Day: "How scary for the Tewksbury Family...Heart goes out to Kansas Family." Reader Denise, commenting on the story, "Tewksbury Family Swept Up In Alabama Airport Tragedy."

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