The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting heavy rainfall of between 25 and 50 millimetres for the start of August after the twin cities recorded their third successive month of above average rainfall.

Lake Hume is rising at a rate not seen for many years with an increase of almost 10 per cent in the past week.

It is presently at 67 per cent capacity after being a lowly 18.6 per cent in April.

A total of 116.8 millimetres of rain fell at Lake Hume alone in July with totals even higher at locations upstream including the Upper Murray.

Lake Hume was last at capacity in 2010.

Traditionally the lake starts to fill in winter and spring before releases begin in December.

The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted above average rainfall from August to October which is backed by Wangaratta-based long-ranger weather forecaster John Moore.

“We are locked into a wet winter pattern and these are the type of winters we used to have 10 or 15 years ago,” he said.

“As far as filling Lake Hume and Dartmouth, it is the sort of weather we need. But it might be starting to get too wet for crops and pastures.”

Elders senior agronomist Chris Toohey said ideally farmers were hoping for a break from the rain.

“In areas like Brocklesby, Howlong and Burrumbuttock things are okay,” he said.

“Whereas further west around Coreen and Daysdale, where it is flatter, there are some crops feeling the effects of long periods of water stress.”

The larger Dartmouth Dam is presently at 52.9 per cent capacity after being 43.2 per cent in April.

Lake William Hovell has been at or near capacity since the end of May and Lake Buffalo has climbed from 33.3 per cent in April to 70 per cent at the end of July.

Minor flood warnings are current for the Kiewa, Ovens and King rivers.

But the Bureau of Meteorology has warned of renewed stream rises and minor to moderate flooding expected across the North East catchments from late Monday.

Rainfall figures for July at other major storage sites include Dartmouth 190mm, Lake Mulwala 75mm, Lake Buffalo 190mm, Lake William Hovell 244mm and Eildon 144mm.