THE chance of Bathurst's water catchment getting a significant recharge over winter looks less and less likely after sub-par rainfall throughout June.
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Weatherzone meteorologist Brett Dutschke said that there was 23 millimetres recorded across the month, which was only around half of the long-term average for the region, and the driest conditions seen in two years.
"Last year there was a bit more rain, about 10mm more, whereas the year before was significantly drier, about 1mm," he said.
The outlook for July is more promising, but by no means Bathurst's ticket out of water restrictions, which have been imposed for more than six months.
"July as a whole should be near or slightly drier than average," Mr Dutschke said.
"Near average looks the most likely. The further west you go, it looks to be more drier than average."
The lack of rainfall in June has put Bathurst further behind the long-term average figure to July, which is 352.9mm. So far, 327.8mm has been recorded.
However, that figure is still significantly higher than what was recorded over the same period last year, which was 210.9mm.
When it comes to temperature, the June days were slightly warmer than what is traditionally seen.
The month's average was recorded as 13.9 degrees, compared to the long-term average of 12.5 degrees.
However, the nights were 0.6 degrees colder than average.
Mr Dutschke said that, like June, warmer days are expected to be seen in July.
"We'll still have those cold spells, but they are most likely to be brief and outweighed by warmer than average days," he said.
