Spring Weather Forecast For NJ: When Will It Warm Up?

NEW JERSEY — March is known for its temperamental nature, and with the equinox just a few weeks away, New Jersey residents will be wondering when it will feel like spring.

Winter is likely to hang on in some parts of the country well past the March 20 spring equinox, while others will see an early arrival of warm temperatures, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s 2023 spring weather forecast. Gardeners and farmers especially keep an eye on the forecast for their planting.

In NJ, the rest of this month will be typical of March: warmer temperatures and showers around St. Patrick's Day, and a chillier period with heavy rain before it warms up towards the end of the month. A cooler April will give way to a warm, rainy May in New Jersey according to the extended forecast from the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Here’s what else we can expect in the months ahead:

March: "Near- to above-normal" precipitation this month, with "pretty mild" temperatures throughout.

April: Temperatures will feel cooler than normal, and be drier than normal in the Northeastern states (that's not to say there won't be rainy periods, though). Wet weather will spread from the Appalachian and Southeast regions across the Deep South and out west, the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts.

May: Above-average temperatures; May "could see the thermometer really rising across much of the United States." It will also be wet this month in the mid-Atlantic, so keep that umbrella handy.

In general, the forecast calls for fairly mild temperatures in most places, but people who live in the Northwest shouldn’t retire their cold-weather gear for the season.

Temperatures are expected to be below normal in those regions, and people from the mid-Atlantic to the Appalachians to the Rockies also shouldn’t be surprised by late winter blasts of cold air, the forecast said.

Texas and Oklahoma, the Deep South and Florida are all expected to see warmer than usual temperatures.

People living in the Upper Midwest, the Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic should be prepared for above-normal precipitation. Rainfall is expected to be normal to above normal in many other parts of the country, including Oklahoma and Texas.

However, the forecast calls for below normal rain in Southern California and the Southwest.

For more specific information, go to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Patch's national desk contributed to this report.