Five Things you Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

Today is Wednesday, January 16. Here are five things you need to know.

1. Rain likely: The National Weather Service is forecasting a 90 percent chance of rain today. Rain will likely begin before 5 p.m.

2. Milton Republicans: The Milton Republican Town Committee will hold it’s monthly meeting at the Milton Public Library tonight at 7.

3. Post your announcements: Any Milton-related announcements can make the Milton Patch home page. Just upload your news and a photo to the announcement section to share it with our readers.

4. Blue Hills meeting: The Friends of the Blue Hills Trails Committee will meet at the Milton Public Library this evening. The meeting will start at 7.

5. Warrant Committee meeting: At 7:30 this evening, the Milton Warrant Committee will meet at Town Hall.