Five Things You Need to Know Today, Nov. 1.

1. Today's weather: The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of showers, mainly between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. On Thursday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

2. NH House Rep. candidates forum: A Citizens for Voter Education forum with Republican and Democratic NH House candidates in Portsmouth will be held at City Hall on Thursday night at 7.

3. Portsmouth Halloween Parade coverage: Be sure to check out our coverage this morning of the 18th annual Portsmouth Halloween Parade that took place on Wednesday night, Halloween, in downtown Portsmouth. 

4. Trick of treat postponed: Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen DuBois announced Saturday that , from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. due to Hurricane Sandy.

5. Presidential race predictions: The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce's Bank of America series breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. will feature some of New Hampshire's foremost political experts on Thursday morning who will give their predictions on who will win the Presidential race and other contests on Nov. 6.