5 Things You Need to Know Today, Wednesday, May 8

1. Your 3-day Local Weather Forecast: 

• There is a 60 percent chance of rain Wednesday after 2 p.m., according to the NWS, which predicts a light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Wednesday night will also be rainy, with an 80 percent chance of rain before 5 a.m. with a low of 53. Patchy fog will set in after midnight. 
• There is a 60 percent chance of rain Thursday before 1 p.m. with a high near 71. A light and variable wind becomes south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. There is also a chance of thunderstorms Thursday after 5 p.m.
• Thursday night will be wet and cloudy, with a 30 percent chance of showers and a low near 51.
• Friday will be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and a high near 73.
• Friday night will also be cloudy with a low near 50 and a 40 percent chance of showers. 

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Way to go Chief Begonis and Wilmington Police Department. Thank you for always protecting our town and going above and beyond," reader Stacie commenting on the article ""

3. It's Happening Today: Wilmington School Committee will meet at 7 p.m. in the Wilmington High School Library
4. It's Also Happening Today: Wildcats boys varsity baseball will take on Stoneham High School at home at 3:45 p.m. 
5. ICYMI: The Wilmington Fire Department responded to a large brush fire on Salem Street just after 8 p.m. on Monday night. Deputy Fire Chief Rick McClellan said the fire was nothing major, but that a pile of tires and mattresses that were illegally dumped caught fire.