Latest Long-Range NJ Winter Forecast Released As Snow Is Expected

NEW JERSEY — Aside from a Nor'easter in December, winter in New Jersey has so far been mild and largely snow-free. More of the same is expected for the rest of the winter – even as snow is expected to hit New Jersey this week and Sunday is expected to be very chilly.

The newest long-term February forecast from The Weather Channel says New Jersey should expect a continuation of the mild temperatures in February – after several inches fall in the Garden State this week.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook across New Jersey now that snow and sleet are expected from late Monday into Tuesday.

The National Weather Service drew up two scenarios for what could happen:

As of Sunday morning, the National Weather Service has made the following predictions on snow totals:

Temperatures are also expected to be lower than normal on Sunday:

More snow is expected during the day on Tuesday, but the predictions are uncertain at this time.

Meteorologists with The Weather Channel, meanwhile, predict February will be warmer than average in the Northeast.

"February's forecast shows far-above-average temperatures are possible across most of the Northeast," The Weather Channel reports.

The map shows those "far-above-average" temperatures are predicted in Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England.

The average daytime temperature in the Philadelphia and New Jersey regions in February is 45 degrees. The National Weather Service presented a similar forecast:

Above-average temperatures are expected in February in the Southern Plains, parts of the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest.

According to The Weather Channel, a "persistently strong" Pacific jet stream is behind the warmer-than-normal conditions.

The mild conditions are predicted to go into March, when The Weather Channel says we can expect above-average temperatures. You can see The Weather Channel's newest long-range outlook here.

Here's the local forecast:

• Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
• Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
• Monday night: Snow likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
• Tuesday night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
• Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
• Thursday: Chance of snow before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 34.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Kara Seymour contributed to this story.