5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 12

We've included a weather update, gas prices and some suggestions on how to spend your day.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service is predicting rain showers today, with thunderstorms possible after 3 p.m. Temperatures will remain in the low 60s throughout the day. Monday night there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.

2. Register for spring storytimes

The is holding registration for spring storytime hour. Toddler storytime for children 18 months to age 3 will take place Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 10:30 a.m.; preschool storytime for ages 3 to 5 will take place Monday or Thursday at 11:30 a.m. or Tuesday at 1 p.m. Combined storytimes for children 18 months to age 5 will take place Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Spring storytimes will begin the week of March 26 and run for eight weeks until May 14.

3. Chelsea Sounds & Sights auditions

Auditions for the 2012 Sounds & Sights concert series in Chelsea will take place today from 5 to 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Chelsea, 128 Park St. For more information, e-mail info@chelseafestivals.com.

4. Gas prices

MichiganGasPrices.com reports the following gasoline prices in the Dexter area as of Sunday night:

• $3.84 a gallon (regular), $4.09 (diesel), BP, 200 Baker Rd.
• $3.99 a gallon (regular), $4.03 (diesel), , 2940 Baker Rd.
• $3.85 a gallon (regular), $4.09 (diesel), , 195 Baker Rd.
• $3.85 a gallon (regular), $4.09 (diesel), , 750 Baker Rd.
• $3.99 a gallon (regular), $3.99 (diesel) , 8135 Main St.
• $3.99 a gallon (regular), $3.89 (diesel) Mobil, 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

5. This day in history

March 12, 1933: On this day in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt began his famous radio-broadcast fireside chats. FDR used the informal radio addresses to explain his policies to the American public. For more historic dates, visit www.history.com.