AP Report

3:37 p.m., Associated Press report

More rain fell today and flood watches covered most of the state, but forecasters did not expect significant additional flooding.

“Right now, everything seems to be holding,” state Emergency Management spokesman Curtis Metzger said mid-afternoon.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the entire state except the southwest and south-central section through tonight. Forecasters said an additional three-quarters of an inch to 1.5 inches of rain could fall.

“This much rain falling on already saturated ground will result in sharp rises on rivers and streams, possibly pushing them over their banks,” a flood watch from the weather service in Gray, Maine, said.

Thunderstorms were predicted, and forecasters said gray skies and showers were in store throughout the weekend in a region still reeling from record flooding that began a week ago.

In other news across the area:

From Taunton, Mass., the weather service said the Spicket River was above flood level this morning in Methuen, Mass., threatening new flooding in communities including Salem.

In southern Manchester, the Merrimack River was slightly above flood level this morning and was expected to keep rising into early Sunday. The forecast level, 2.2 feet above flood level, was far lower than those early in the week.

If anyone planned to go boating despite the weather, the Fish and Game Department said it had closed some submerged or eroded boat ramps and planned to inspect others.

Residents of Somersworth were told to boil their drinking water for a fourth day. Officials were worried that floodwater might have contaminated the city’s drinking water supplies, which were being tested.