Five Things to Know Today, Sept. 7

Welcome to Wednesday. Here are five things to know about this hump day in Lilburn.

The weather: Take care on your way to work - there will be patches of fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, it's perfect open-window weather, with a high of about 70 today and a low of 58 tonight.

Gas prices: The average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.660 in the U.S., and almost 10 cents lower in Georgia, at $3.574. Prices reported to www.georgiagasprices.com for Lilburn in the past 24 hours ranged from $3.48 at Kroger (3050 Five Forks Trickum Road) to $3.59 at Citgo (1218 Turner Road at Five Forks Trickum).

Outta the pool: Gwinnett County pools are closed for maintenance until Sept. 11.

Look for the queen: The constellation Cassiopeia the Queen can be seen after sunset today. It's named after an ancient Ethiopian queen and can be spotted in the northeast after sunset. Get more details by clicking here.

Today in history: The U.S. Government got the nickname Uncle Sam on this day in 1813, an aftereffect of the War of 1812. The moniker came from the "U.S." stamped on barrels of beef for American soldiers by a New York butcher. The troops started joking that the food came from Uncle Sam, a newspaper picked up on it and the rest is here at History.com.