We’re in the dead of winter, but this weekend felt like the middle of spring in New Jersey with record-breaking warm temperatures. Don’t get too used it, though, the cold weather is coming back with a vengeance.

The National Weather Service noted that multiple New Jersey cities set or tied records for high temperatures on Saturday — including Atlantic City (63 degrees), Newark (70 degrees) and Trenton (67 degrees). It was so warm in Asbury Park on Sunday that pets and their owners joined intrepid winter surfers in braving the Atlantic surf.

It was so warm in Asbury Park on Sunday that pets and their owners joined intrepid winter surfers in braving the Atlantic surf.

With temperatures running 20 to 30 degrees warmer than normal, additional daily record highs were set on Sunday in many cities, including Newark (69), New Brunswick (68) and Atlantic City (70), according to data from the National Weather Service and the Rutgers NJ Weather Network.

Trenton’s high of 66 degrees on Sunday was 2 degrees short of its daily record high for Jan. 12, and Philadelphia’s high of 67 was 5 degrees shy of its daily record. Both of those records were set way back in 1890.

Update on Saturday's high temperatures...a number of sites saw temperatures continue to rise during the evening, with another 7 locations reaching or exceeding their record high for January 11th. Another half dozen bumped their record higher before midnight. pic.twitter.com/cEK6xRdnxp — NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) January 12, 2020

Monday and Tuesday will be cooler, though not drastically. Temperatures in the 40s are expected according to the National Weather Service, and Wednesday could be even warmer.

But next weekend’s forecast calls for a major plunge in temperatures and even some snow. Temperatures are expected to be in the 30s on Friday, and Friday night into Saturday morning could see snowfall in the state.

According to the National Weather Service, there’s a 30 percent chance of precipitation on Friday night with a low around 25, and a 60 percent chance of precipitation on Saturday.

People and pets alike enjoyed Sunday's unusually warm weather, including these two- and four-legged beach combers in Asbury Park.Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com

New Jersey took to social media to express their appreciation of the weather.

New Jersey weather just be throwing out temperatures like power ball numbers

56 32 7 19 67 28 — ⚡️KOLB FAMOUS⚡️ (@kolbykobe425) January 10, 2020

I swear give a person from New Jersey one good day of weather and we don’t know how to act. I just saw a man in wawa with flip flops on like bro it’s not that warm outside put your toes away. — Hunter (@hgant2613) January 12, 2020

I drove with the windows down in the middle of winter... New Jersey weather really playing games — MERVE KOL (@mmervekoll) January 12, 2020

texas: here have some snow



new jersey: hey its 70 degrees today — /chrismelberger (@chrismelSchleeb) January 11, 2020

NJ Advance Media staff writer Len Melisurgo contributed to this report. Jeremy Schneider may be reached at jschneider@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @J_Schneider. Find NJ.com on Facebook

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