Five Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 8

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 8. Here are five things you need to know:

1. Just a little storm this time: For once, a storm bringing more than a foot of snow is not in the forecast. According to the National Weather Service, snow will fall this morning, with total accumulations of one to two inches possible. The high temperature will be around 33 degrees. It will get windy and cold once the storm pulls out of the area later today, with winds gusting as high as 33 mph and wind chills making it feel like 7 below zero tonight, the weather service said.
2. Meetings on the agenda: The Secondary Schools Building Committee meets tonight at the library at 6:30 p.m. The Veterans Committee also meets tonight at 7 p.m. in Room 10 at .
3. Book group: The Evening Book Group meets tonight from 7-9 in the activity room at the . The meeting originally was scheduled for Feb. 1 but was postponed due to snow.
4. Average gas prices up again: According to AAA Southern New England, the average price for a gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gas in Massachusetts is up one cent over last week, to $3.11, after remaining level for a week. According to GasBuddy.com, the cheapest gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gas in North Reading is $3.09 at the at Main and North streets. The Hess on Main Street came in at $3.11 per gallon on Monday afternoon, according to GasBuddy.com. To save gas, AAA suggests combining multiple errands into one trip, as several short trips starting with a cold engine can use twice as much gas. 
5. The storms this winter are nothing compared to this: On this date in 1978, many of you were probably digging out from the Blizzard of ’78, which rolled over New England on Feb. 6-7, according to Boston.com. The storm dumped up to four feet of snow in some areas, battered the coast with hurricane-force winds, left Route 128 and other highways clogged with snow and cars, and resulted in 54 deaths.

To find more things to do today, check out our event listings.