5 Things You Need to Know Tuesday, June 18

1. Your 3-day Local Forecast: 

• According to the National Weather Service, there is a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday with a high near 74 expected. There will be a northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
• There is a 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms Tuesday night which will be mostly cloudy with a low near 52. Expect a southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening and patchy fog between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• Wednesday will be sunny with a high of 77. Expect a northeast wind from 6 to 8 mph.
• Wednesday night will be clear with a low near 49. There will be an east wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
• Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
• Thursday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 53.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "I am going to give my age away here, but it would be worth it if only I could be 12 years old again. I spent every breathing moment from Monday through Friday at my local baseball field. Arrived early morning stayed until dinner time. Had to be home by 5 PM or else!! It was just like in the movie Sandlot..." reader Joe DuCharme commenting (in part) on the article, If I Were a Kid I Would Totally Do That.

3. It's Happening Today: Public meetings scheduled for Tuesday, June 18 in Wilmington, according to the town website, include the Board of Health at 5:30 p.m. in Town Hall Meeting Room 9, Board of Library Trustees at 7 p.m. in the Banda Room at the Wilmington Memorial Library and Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Committee at 7:30 p.m. at 100 Cook St., Billerica.

4. It's Also Happening Today: Rosary will be held at St. Dorothy's Church at 8:30 a.m. ahead of mass at 9 a.m. 

5. ICYMI: Did you miss the Wilmington Relay For Life on Friday? Check out our recap!