5 Things to Know this Week: Warmth, Grades and a Garden

1. Today is Valentine's Day. Don't worry, there's still time to pick up a card or flowers or chocolate or diamonds. Need inspiration? We've been giving it out for the past month. Browse our ideas and get shopping.

2. Grades, grades, grades: If you have an elementary school student at Rochester Community Schools, check the backpacks tonight. with the candy and love notes today.

3. What's the weather? Hear that wind out there? It's the sign of a warm front coming to town. Temperatures will be in the 30s and 40s this week (the high Friday is expected to be 48 degrees). Rain is possible every day. But more snow? Not likely.

4. Meetings this week: Plans for a will be presented to Rochester City Council tonight. Council members meet at . Nearby, the Rochester Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. to hear a report on . That meeting is at the school administration offices on University Drive. Both meetings are open to the public; if you can't make it, check back with Rochester Patch later tonight for a full report.

5. Fill up: Gas prices in the Detroit area are actually slightly below the national average this week. The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline is $3.09 in Detroit; the national average is $3.13. In Rochester, the lowest gas reported Monday morning was at the station at Crooks and M-59: it was $3.05.