It was definitely a welcome sound, when thunder rumbled across the Bega Valley on Tuesday afternoon.
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The rain continued across the night and into Wednesday, October 10, providing a welcome respite from the dry weather of the drought.
By 9am on Wednesday, 25mm had fallen on Bega, 15mm in Merimbula and 35mm at Bermagui.
A week ago, there was a lighter sprinkling of rainfall on the Far South Coast.
From October 4-6, 13mm of rain fell in Bega, from October 4-8 there was 6.6mm in Merimbula and from October 4-6 there was 20.8mm in Bermagui.
Weatherzone has forecast up to 5mm of rain on the coming weekend, starting on Friday, October 12.
Albert McKnight
Journalist at Bega District News.
Journalist at Bega District News.
