New England North West farmers wait for more rain as patchy showers bring short-lived relief

After months of hot and dry weather, there was some relief across the region overnight Sunday, with places like Hanging Rock receiving as much as 15mm in one hit.

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While Armidale welcomed 4.8mm, Loomberah farmer Kevin Tongue received 4mm in his gauge, and Tamworth airport recorded just 1.2mm of rain.

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Sadly, no more rain is forecast for Tamworth for the remainder of the week. 

Warm temperatures and clear skies expected, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting the city to hit a top of 32 degrees on Tuesday. 

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The mercury will continue to rise before peaking at 35 degrees on Thursday.

The rain brought with it downgraded fire warnings for the region, as the Rural Fire Service classed Tamworth, Gunnedah, Gwydir, Inverell and Liverpool Plains in the low to moderate fire danger rating on Monday.

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Less than two weeks ago, the region was issued with a very-high fire danger rating.