Another winter storm is expected to hit New Jersey at mid-week, but forecasters still aren’t sure how much snow will fall.

The type of precipitation and how much we’ll get will depend on the track of the storm and how much temperatures moderate. With the storm not expected to hit until Wednesday, it is still too soon to say with certainty what will happen, forecasters say.

If the storm hugs the coastline, a lot of New Jersey could see a wintry mix with heavy snow falling much farther inland. But if the storm tracks a bit more to the east, the state could get clobbered with another round of heavy snow.

Meteorologists say this winter’s numerous storms and unseasonably cold temperatures are the result of a persistent jet stream that’s been carrying low pressure systems up the Atlantic Coast from the southeastern part of the country. They do not know when the pattern will change.

As the state anxiously awaits the next storm, residents have been coping with near record cold for the past few days.

Monday’s highs are expected to barely reach 20 degrees before moderating somewhat tomorrow and Wednesday, said Al Cope, a weather service meteorologist.

Regardless of how much snow falls Wednesday, the past four weeks have already produced a season’s worth of snow, said Andy Mussoline, an Accuweather.com meteorologist. Newark has already received 42 inches of snow this winter, well above the typical 26 inches the city sees over the course of an entire winter, he said.

Staff writer Rohan Mascarenhas contributed to this report.

Previous coverage:

• N.J. temperatures tonight expected to be this winter's coldest

• Snow begins to fall in New Jersey, expected to continue through the morning

• N.J. snowfall totals range from 6 to 12 inches for much of the state, less in the south

• N.J. towns awaiting federal money struggle with cost of blizzard cleanup