More welcome rain fell over large parts of the Eastern Cape in the past 24 hours.
Weather office spokesperson Garth Sampson says there were good falls in Nelson Mandela Bay's main catchment area in the Langkloof, with 20 mm measured at Joubertina, 15 mm at Kareedouw, 26 mm at the Kouga Dam and 8 mm Patensie.
Since the weekend, Kareedouw has received 69 mm of rain with all that runoff flowing directly into the Churchill Dam.
Uniondale, which falls just outside the catchment area, has received 73 mm of rain in the past 48 hours.
Kariega/Uitenhage received 27 mm of rain yesterday while between 4 mm and 8 mm was measured in the Bay itself.
Elsewhere along the coast, 40 mm fell at Plettenberg Bay, 20 mm at Port Alfred and 12 mm at George.
And in the interior, Addo enjoyed a soaking 33 mm, Cradock 28 mm, Makhanda 21 mm and Fort Beaufort 12 mm.
