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

Today is Tuesday, September 18. Here are five things you need to know.

1. Showers likely: The National Weather Service is forecasting rain or storms this afternoon and overnight. Otherwise, today will be cloudy with a high near 73.

2. Anime Club: The Milton Public Library Anime and Magna Club will hold its September meeting today at 6:30 p.m. Students in grades 6 through 12 are invited to participate in the club.

3. Fit for Life: Register now for the Second Annual Fit for Life Walk/Run, which benefits the Milton Council on Aging. The event is set for Saturday, October 6.

4. Democrat meeting: The Milton Democratic Town Committee will meet at the Milton Public Library tonight. The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8:30 p.m.

5. Weymouth Patch is coming: Weymouth will be the latest town to join our stable of Patch sites in Massachusetts. Weymouth Patch will launch on September 27.