5 Things You Need to Know Today. Thursday, March 21

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Thursday started on the right foot and to help make you the smartest leaf on your family tree.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the National Weather Service, today we will see increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Tonight A slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 13 mph.
• Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Saturday Sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
• Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "She is an alumni of the awesome Wilmington High School Choir & Theatre. I could listen to that girl sing all day. Great job Lauren and great job WHS Hockey Team!" Reader Maureen Stevens, commenting on the story, "Lauren Azevedo Performs Anthem in Front of TD Garden Crowd."

3. It's Happening Today: It's going to be a busy night in Room 9 of Town Hall. The High School Building Committee is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. and the Finance Commitee is set to meet at 7 p.m.

4. Do Not Go Shopping Today!: Well, not until you check out the Wilmington Patch Grocery Specials Page. You can print out coupons for several area grocery stores and drug stores, including Walgreen's, Hannaford, Stop and Shop and more. Click here to check out the awesome savings.

5. Oh, And Another Thing: Today is the first full day of spring!! No, really! Look outside, can't you tell? The Robins digging up worms, the smell of the grass ... No? Me neither. But it's true. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, spring officially arrived at 7:03 a.m. on March 20.