Five Things to Know Today: Monday, July 4

1) It’s Independence Day. Go celebrate the Fourth and be safe!

2) Wish it were Christmas? Check out our article on and you can bring a little different holiday spirit home.

3) 3) Did you get caught in the storm last night?You can always hover the weather icon by the Pinellas Beaches Patch logo for the current weather information.

4)If you want to be active today, hit up the for their

5) Here's your Independence Day Forecast. It’s going to be mostly sunny in the morning and then partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon with highs in the upper 80s. The chance of rain is at 40 percent.