NEW JERSEY — Uh-oh. It's time to make sure the snowblower will work as apparently it's supposed to get a lot of use this winter. And make sure you have plenty of bags of salt.

Or so says a new, long-range winter weather forecast that has been released by Accuweather.com, and it's predicting a stormy winter for New Jersey. AccuWeather Expert Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok says that fall will remain relatively warm and, except for a "few cold spells across the Northeast during autumn, winter's chill won't arrive until at least the end of 2019."

He says winter will really get going after the new year and we can expect a significant number of winter storms. "Whether or not it's snowstorms, ice storms or mixed events, I do feel this is going to be an active year for the Northeast," Pastelok said. Above-normal snowfall could be in store for areas from New Jersey and New York City to Boston, Accuweather.com predicts.

image via Accuweather What Do The Farmers' Almanac And Old Farmer's Almanac Predict For Winter?

Followers of the Farmers' Almanac are bracing for a snowy, bone-chilling season while the Old Farmer's Almanac's devotees are shunning snowblowers and taking out umbrellas.



The two meteorologic publishers may have almost identical names, but their long-range forecasts are like night and day.

The Farmers' Almanac, which released its prediction on Aug. 26, expects colder-than-normal temperatures and a lot of snow, with the frostiest snap coming during the last week of January and stretching into February. Winter weather may last into April. But the Old Farmer's Almanac, which unveiled its forecast earlier in the month, expects the Northeast to be wet and warmer than normal.