5 Useful Things To Know Today: Oct. 31

1. Today's forecast calls for some clouds and a high of 52 degrees. For you trick-or-treaters out there, be aware there is a 40 percent chance of rain in the evening, dampening even the best plans to load up on candy.

2. Today is the last day to enter Patch’s Little Pumpkin Costume Challenge with Heidi Klum. Your photos could make your child a Halloween star, just be sure they are entered by 9 p.m.

3. Football roundup: Quince Orchard's undefeated season continued at the expense of Gaithersburg High School's playoff potential. Wootton's playoff dreams also came crashing down, falling 31-14 to rival Winston Churchill.

4. In case you missed it: We've got pictures from just the sixth October snowfall in the last 139 years in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

5. On this day in history: Nevada became the 36th state in 1864 and Work on the Mount Rushmore monument was completed in 1941.