5 Things You Need to Know Today, Wednesday, May 15

1. Your 3-day Local Weather Forecast:

• There is a 30 percent chance of rain Wednesday after 2 p.m. with a high of 71, according to the National Weather Service. There will be a light southwest wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
• There is a 60 percent chance of rain Wednesday night with a low of 51. There will be a south wind from 9 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. 
• Thursday will be mostly sunny with a high near 80. There will be a west wind from 8 to 17 mph.
• Thursday night will be mostly clear with a low near 51.
• Friday will be sunny with a high near 72. 
• Friday night will be mostly clear with a low around 47. 

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "It is not being used for the turf field itself, rather the drainage costs and other related aspects of the project. The turf cost is supposedly being covered by a combination of the PARC grant, some offset costs from the HS project and funds raised by the FOTAC group." Reader Karyn, commenting on the article 'Ayes' For Turf Field, Rail Trail at Tewksbury Town Meeting.

3. It's Happening Today: . Swing by to check out exhibits including pioneering public health, campaign against tuberculosis, history of public health hospitals and patent medicine.

4. It's Also Happening Today: Both Redmen varsity girls tennis and varsity boys lacrosse are playing at home today. Girls tennis will take on Metheun High School at 3:30 p.m. and boys lacrosse will take on Dracut High School at 3:45 p.m. 

5. Tewksbury Boys U16 Tops Woburn: The Tewksbury Boys U16 soccer team kept their undefeated season rolling along with a 4-0 win on a windy Mother’s Day in Woburn.  Goalie, Brett Battaglia has only allowed 2 goals this season and this was his 3rd shutout of the year. Read more in the latest blog post from Local Voices blogger Denise Blair.