Do that sundance thing: a scene from the 2008 edition of the Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival in Marine Park.

Not for the first time, the Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival kicks off this weekend in a staredown with Mother Nature.

And she’s holding a garden hose.

Here’s the forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 59. East wind between 11 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between one and two inches possible.

Tonight: Occasional rain, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 54. North wind between 8 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind between 7 and 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind between 6 and 9 mph.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 80. Northwest wind at 10 mph becoming south.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.