Boston sees longest streak of dry weather since 1999

BOSTON - Is there anything better than fall in New England? This weather has been outrageously nice.

Day after day of sunshine and dry, comfy air. There has no measurable rain in Boston yet this month.

Going back to August, the dry streak extends even further. As of Sunday, the city has had 19 consecutive dry days, the longest such streak since 1999.

There is a slight chance of a few sprinkles Monday evening. It's likely there will be no measurable precipitation once again, but this is the best chance of any rain for the next several days.

Looking ahead, we are in for another gorgeous week of weather. Another large area of high pressure sets up shop in the northeast.
This week will be warmer than last with several towns (away from the coast) climbing into the 80s mid to late week.

Could a Hurricane Francine have any effect on New England?

Looking around the country, the big weather story this week will be the developing tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico. We expect Hurricane Francine to form in the next 48 hours and make a quick landfall along the Louisiana coastline Wednesday night.

Thankfully, it won't have enough time over open water to strengthen much beyond a Category 1 hurricane . Its remnants will slowly push northward through the Mississippi River Valley through the remainder of the week.

At this point, we do not expect any impacts from Francine here in New England.

Earlier sunsets

One last thing to mention regarding this week: Our sunset on Wednesday is 7 p.m. and, from there, it is pre-7 p.m. for the rest of the year.

By Oct. 17, the sun will be setting before 6 p.m.