5 Things You Need To Know Today, Tuesday, March 5

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Tuesday off to a flying start and to help make you the smartest person in your office.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today there will be a slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tuesday Night A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Wednesday A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Wednesday Night A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Thursday A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Thursday Night A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

2. It's Happening Today: Looking for some laugh-out -loud fun? Stop by the Wilmington Memorial Library at 6:30 p.m. for a free showing of Wreck-it Ralph. Come on over to the library to watch Ralph travel through the generations of videos games to prove he is a hero! Rated PG; 1 hour 48 minutes.

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Rt 125 is a very busy road, someone should know the lines are fading. There is a state police barracks on this road too. Between the town and the state police it should have been noticed..." Reader CM9, commenting on the story, "Head-On Crash Claims Life Near The Intersection of Route 125 and 28."

4. Bring on Goliath: After wins over Chelsea and the Wilmington High girls now find themselves matched up with "The Grim Reaper" of Division 2 -- Reading High -- in the semifinals. Top-seeded Reading is 21-0 and blasted Burlington by 22 points in the quarter-finals. But the Wildcats are unimpressed and will be ready when the teams meet on Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. at Woburn High.

5. It's Also Happening Tonight: It will be a busy night in Room 9 at Town Hall. The Board of Health is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m., the Finance Committee is meeting at 7 p.m. and the Planning Board is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m.