PORTLAND (AP) – Rain, rain, it just won’t go away.

More rain fell on waterlogged northern New England on Sunday, bringing the prospect of another inch or two of rain before the latest storm dies down Monday. Then the remnants of Hurricane Wilma are expected to bring more rain to the region starting Tuesday.

Because of Wilma, there won’t be much sun until Friday or Saturday, said Kirk Apfel, meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Gray. Until then, there will be more rain.

As of early Sunday, Portland had recorded 10.93 inches of rain, closing in on the all-time record for October. The wettest October was 1996, with 16.86 inches, while a normal October has 4.4 inches, according to the weather service.

In New Hampshire, recent flooding in Cheshire and Sullivan counties destroyed 43 houses, seriously damaged 40 houses and left 700 homes with minor damage.

Concord had received 11.08 inches of rain early Sunday, far surpassing the old record for October of 8.78 inches set in 1962, Apfel said. Concord normally receives 3.46 inches of rain for the entire month, he said.

“October was definitely a record-setting month in Concord,” Apfel said. “In Portland, we’ll make a run at it.”

Much of Vermont was under a snow advisory that was lifted late Sunday morning when warmer temperatures reduced the risk of significant snow accumulation.

The weekend rain and remnants from Hurricane Wilma this week will knock down most of the remaining leaves in northern New England, bringing to an end a fall foliage season that failed to impress some people this year.

Fall colors arrived a week late from north to south because of the warm September weather, said Gale Ross of the Maine Forest Service.

And some of those who viewed the colors in between rainstorms were not impressed by what they saw. “This is not pretty at all, compared to what it usually is,” said Florence Dennison, 78, of Freeport.

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