Five Things You Need to Know Today: Oct. 14

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting showers, possibly with thunderstorms after 9 am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall (ugh). The high temperature is expected to be near 69.

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide is 7:01 am (.81 ft). High tide is 1:14 pm (9.6 ft). The sun will rise at 6:54 am and set at 6:03 pm. 

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

LOTLOABF

Thursday's answer:

4) In Music History —  In 1972, The Temptations released Papa Was A Rolling Stone.  (From on-this-day-in-history.)

5) Blue Watch — The plays Danvers at at 3:45 pm.