A Red Cross Blood Drive, Rain This Weekend and More

1. Your Local 3-day Forecast:

• According to the National Weather Service, Friday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Expect a calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
• Friday night will be cloudy, with a low around 39. Expect a southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. There is a 30 percent chance of rain. 
• Saturday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Expect a southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. There is a 40 percent chance of rain.
• There will be a low around 38 Saturday night. Expect a calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight. There is an 80 percent chance of rain.
• Sunday will be cloudy, with a high near 48. There is a 70 percent chance of rain.
• Sunday night will be cloudy, with a low around 40. There is a 60 percent chance of rain.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "No way were they ever going to have fireworks there with artificial turf. This is not a surprise," reader EL Landers commenting on the article, Wilmington Puts Fun on the Fourth on Hold.

3. It's Happening This Weekend: The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Saturday, Dec. 21 from 9 a.m. through 2 p.m. at Wilmington Congregational Church at 220 Middlesex Ave. Find out more here. 

4. It's Also Happening This Weekend: Massachusetts State Police will hold a Sobriety Checkpoint this weekend in Middlesex County. Read more here. 

5. ICYMI: In case you missed it, check out what the town spent on last week.