Anyway, I know there are serious weather watchers in our forum so please give me a clue as to what is happening. I want to know what predictions you have seen and please tell me. Spring without fruit tree blossoms is not fun. Mrs. G

I predict a long, cold and wet Winter. A lot of our native trees started changing color earlier than I have ever saw them. Most of the vegetable plants have died off which is something I have not saw happen before the first good frost. The only thing that seems to be growing is the grass.

I have looked on internet U.S.A. long range weather forecast and i found some on internet which might be good to look at.

This link shows 2014-2015 winter forecast for U.S.A, it has temperature and prepication forecast:

http://www.weatheralertcentral.com/2014/08/05/winter-2014-2015-forecast-projections-released/

This video from 24.7.2014 shows winter 2014-2015 temperature, prepication, snowfall and overall forecast for U.S.A. That is outlook number 2. This is link to it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66YikiVy57w

This video is from same people but it is updated outlook 3 from 1.9.2014. It said in November 2014 they will release final outlook for winter 2014-2015. Looks like temperature forecast went little bit colder compared to previous forecast. This is the link :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDs3l_sYC2k

Hopefully those links give you some idea what kind of winter is coming in U.S.A 2014-2015.

The sites you've all contributed are good. After visiting all of your recommended sites, it looks as if El Nino will be the predicting factor. Many of the sites will not give their prediction until November. Guess I'm a little early with my question. Thanks again! Mrs. G

You said you are in Rhode Island, i don't know what is normal time there leaves to turn red and don't know what trees are you refering to, but i think some plants react to falling temperatures and some react to reduced daylength. I see here leaves on the end of August in usually i think. If plants react to daylength they may drop leaves even if temperatures were warm and no frost yet have been occured, that might explain why you are surprised to see leaves on the ground.

I don't know about that. Where I'm at, the crazy oscillations seem to be in effect still. Last winter had temps way below seasonal norms. Spring was significantly above. Then summer was below. Now autumn is significantly above. Even if the oscillation starts to die out, I would expect this winter to be a little below seasonal norms at some point.