5 Things You Need To know Today, Thursday, April 11

Here are 5 pieces of information to get your Thursday off on the right foot and to help make you the smartest person on the team.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today we will see scattered showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Friday Rain. Patchy fog after 2pm. High near 44. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Friday Night Rain, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog before 8pm. Low around 36. Northeast wind 7 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
• Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "I'm no political expert, but I don't think that helped his campaign." Reader Mike M, commenting on the story, "Debate Ends Early for BOS Candidate MacDonald [VIDEO]."

3. It's Happening Today: There is a Direct Sales Job Fair scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. at . Join a number of successful women in the Direct Sales Business in a relaxed and non threatening atmosphere to learn more so you can make an informed decision. Companies to represented there include Mary Kay, Stella & Dot, Usborne Books, Scentsy, Thirty-One and more.

4. It's Happening Today, Part 2: The Wilmington High varsity baseball team is in action today. The Wildcats are on the road to take on Stoneham High. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m.

5. Oh, And Another Thing: State Sen. Bruce Tarr and his GOP colleagues have come up with an alternative to Gov. Deval Patrick's Transportation Finance Bill. Read about it in Sen. Tarr's lates blog post on Patch, "Senate Republicans Unveil Alternative Plan to Transportation Finance Bill."