Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 2

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a mostly cloudy day with a high near 46. 

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at  is 11:43 am (1.28 ft). High tide is 6 pm (7.81 ft). The sun will rise at 7:13 am and set at 4:21 pm. 

3) Swampscott Scrambler — Unscramble these letters to spell the name of a Swampscott person, place or thing (answer to be posted tomorrow):

tsyiroh

Friday's answer: pastor

4) Quote of the Day: Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident. Mark Twain

5) Big Blue Watch:  hockey plays against Amesbury High School 

at the Haverhill Valley Forum Ice Rink, 7 Parkridge Road, in Haverhill.