Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 28

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Today will see a high of 84 with some isolated thunderstorms. There will be clouds early tonight, clearing late, with a low of 63 degrees.

2. IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!: Today is the first day of school for K-12 students in the Londonderry School District. We have all the details you need, including bus schedules and athletics sign-up information.

3. NH IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT RNC: The Republican National Convention continues tonight, with U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, and Hudson businessman Jack Gilchrist both scheduled to be part of the proceedings.

4. BUDCOM MEETING: The Budget Committee meets at 7 p.m. in the Moose Hill Council Chambers on the first floor of Londonderry Town Hall.

5. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1996, Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorced after four years of separation. Fifteen years earlier, nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries had tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, a young English schoolteacher.