Five Things to Know Today, Feb. 7

Welcome to Tuesday. Here are some things to know today.

The weather: Sunshine, the National Weather Service says, with a high of about 62 degrees. The low tonight will be around 41.

Gas prices were higher again on Monday in Lilburn, judging from prices for a gallon of regular reported to www.georgiagasprices.com. The lowest was $3.47 at (Phillips 66, 5044 Lawrenceville Highway near Hood Road; and at Kroger, 4155 Lawrenceville Hwy at Beaver Ruin). The highest was $3.49 (at Shell, 4088 Five Forks Trickum Road at Killian Hill Road and at seven other places).

Find your way. You can get more out of your next visit to one of Georgia’s many state parks with a new app from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. It’s free for your Apple or Android smartphone. The only official state DNR app provides up-to-date information on facilities and wildlife, upcoming events and areas to visit by location or activity.

The best of times, the worst of times. Happy 200th birthday to Charles Dickens, whose novels include some of the best-known and still best-read of the English language canon: A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Great Expectations. Dickens died in 1870, just 58 years old, after chronicling the Victorian era in more than a dozen novels and many more short stories, essays and even plays. Who’s your favorite Dickens character?

Be aware. It’s National Black HIV/AIDS Day, started by national groups and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1999 to raise awareness and promote education and prevention. AIDS and HIV hit black Americans at higher rates than other communities. Among the goals: A black AIDS-free generation.