Heat Forces Minimal Day For Wayne Schools Thursday

WAYNE, NJ — Township schools will be on a minimal day schedule Thursday due to rising temperatures.

A heat advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook.

The minimal day schedule is:

Grades 1 through 5: 8:55 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Morning kindergarten and morning kindergarten wrap: 8:55 to 11:35 a.m.

Afternoon kindergarten and kindergarten wrap: 10:35 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Morning preschool: 8:20 to 9:55 a.m.

Afternoon preschool: 10:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Full-day preschool: 8:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

High schools: 7:20 a.m. to 12:03 p.m.

Middle schools: 8 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.

Elementary extended day: 7:15 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The forecast for the rest of the week is:

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Friday: A chance of rain before 9am, then a slight chance of rain after 2 p.m.. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

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