The Daily Dose: Earth Day Edition

Today, if you missed the headline, is Earth Day. Celebrate accordingly.

In Case You Missed It

• Fort Zumwalt South pitcher . 
• of options for the weekend.
• Fan of jazz? . 

Coming Up

• Another round of our weekly House Hunt will be up later. 
• We'll have a report from Thursday's Francis Howell Board of Education meeting. 
• This weekend, we'll have our weekly Moms Talk and Patti's weekly recipe.

The Forecast

Here's the weather outlook for today and this weekend from the National Weather Service. 

Friday: Occasional showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 74. South wind 7 to 10 mph increasing to between 15 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Friday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph decreasing to between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. West wind between 5 and 9 mph. 

Saturday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Sunday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 59. 

Did You Know?

The first Earth Day was celebrated today in 1970.