When pumping ceased on Thursday March 26, the combined dam level was just a shade under 60 per cent, the trigger point for Level 2 water restrictions.

Pumping was halted due to turbidity - or dirty water - however there is an expectation that pumping could resume shortly.

A council spokesperson says the combined water capacity was close to hitting the 60 per cent mark.

"The acting general manager is in the process of considering at what combined storage level we would go to Level 2 water restrictions," the spokesperson said.

The most recent updated figures show that the Port Macquarie dam - maximum storage of 2500 megalitres is 94.1 per cent while the Cowarra Dam - maximum storage of 10,000 megalitres - is at 50.6 per cent.

The total combined storage is 59.3 per cent.

There would be a number of changes to water use allowable under Level 2 including using the odds and evens system to water outside using handheld hoses, fitted with a water cut-off trigger or control nozzle.

Topping up pools and spas with a handheld hoses for 30 minutes before 9am or after 4pm would also be allowed.

Up until 9am on Monday March 30, Mount Seaview had received 246mm of rainfall for the month - the average rainfall is 244mm.

Port Macquarie has received 256mm during the same period - the average for March is 177mm.

Comboyne has also received 246mm while Kempsey has received 271mm - the average is 156mm.

More rain is also likely to fall in the coming months, according to meteorologist with weatherzone Brett Dutschke.

He says catchment areas and elevated areas will receive more rain during this week.

"We have got some bits and pieces of rainfall coming this week," he said.

"This is largely the result of systems that are originating inland.

"On the coast, it will be fairly light rainfall for the next week as a whole with 5 to 10mm on the coastal fringe but 20mm over those elevated and catchment areas."

In some good news, April forecasts are shaping up well for further good rainfall.

Mr Dutschke said April looks like being a wetter than normal month - the average rainfall is 140mm.

"There is quite a high chance of that (higher than average rainfall) happening," he said.

"We will have systems coming from the west but also systems forming on the coast.

"We are looking at probably the best of both scenarios.

"But as we head into May there are signs that both of those sources will sizzle out to some degree and it looks like trending back to near-average," he said.

The average rainfall for May is 115mm.

Mr Dutschke said that trend may continue into early winter and it is possible that some areas will receive below average rainfall in June.

"But for the next three months as a whole, it will turn out to be near average or wetter than average and it is unlikely that we will get any deeper into drought," he said.

Temperatures are likely to be either near average or just above the average for this time of the year, he added.

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