Finding somewhere to take cover from the rain probably won't be necessary in Dubbo until at least the middle of next week.
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But gardens, lawns and tanks in the city are better off because of the rain which fell in the 24 hours to 9am Thursday.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) reports of 16.8 millimetres (mm) of rain being collected in the automatic weather station at Dubbo City Regional Airport in that period.
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It's seven-day forecast for Dubbo as of Thursday suggests the city might get a sprinkle at the end of the week.
The BoM is forecasting a 30 per cent chance of up to 1mm of rain on Sunday.
Total rainfall for Dubbo this month as of Thursday morning was 18mm.
Average rainfall in the city during the month of September is 41.5mm.
The BoM's seven-day forecast suggests above-average daytime temperatures in Dubbo from Friday to Wednesday, ranging from 22 to 24 degrees Celsius.
Above-average morning temperatures will range from seven to nine degrees from Sunday to Wednesday.
Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be sunny while Sunday and Monday will be partly cloudy.
The average maximum and minimum temperatures in Dubbo in September are 21.4 degrees and six degrees.