Strong winds of almost 100km/h have prompted Melbourne Airport to close one of its two runways.
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A Melbourne Airport spokesman said flights have not yet been affected but passengers due to fly out of Tullamarine on Sunday were advised to check for delays with airlines.
Qantas spokeswoman Sharna Rhys-Jones said the airline would try and minimise any impact by shifting passengers to earlier flights where possible.
Winds have reached 90km/h at #Melbourne Airport. Rain & possible thunderstorms developing from the west. Warnings: https://t.co/PihSPvZM25— BOM Victoria (@BOM_Vic) October 1, 2016
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecast Scott Williams said gusts of 93km/h were recorded at the airport just after midday.
"These winds are likely to hang around," he said.
"There's a chance this evening that other parts of Melbourne will see gusts around the 90 to 100km/h mark as well. The front is due about midnight. After that there will be solid rain for about three hours."
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Meanwhile in WA, Western Power crews worked through the night to restore over 24,000 customers across the south-west of the state and the metropolitan area which were affected by Saturday's severe weather.
The worst-hit areas were along the south-west coastal area stretching from Bunbury across to Albany and inland to Mt Barker.
A severe weather warning applies to most of Victoria on Sunday, with wind gusts of up to 100km/h expected.
The bureau has predicted a warm day with a top of 23 for Melbourne, with a cold front arriving in the west of the state in the afternoon and rain hitting Melbourne late at night.
Wild weather continued around the nation on Saturday with severe winds resulting in 23,000 people being left without power in Western Australia.
And in Sydney, a driver made a lucky escape when a tree branch pierced the windscreen of his van after the city experienced winds of 65km/h on Saturday.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Keris Arndt said a severe weather warning remained current for most of Victoria.
"It will be a warm day, but with very strong northerly winds," Mr Arndt said.
"The change through Melbourne will arrive around 10pm. Rain will start ahead of that, with light rain from 7pm or 8pm before the change comes through later on."
He said heavy rainfall from about 10pm onwards would be short lived. "It's all going to fall in about three hours when most people are asleep.
"It's going to be windy throughout the day. We'll see those winds hang around before they drop off a bit in the evening and shift from the north to the west."
Winds had already reached 90km/h before 8am at Melbourne Airport on Sunday.
"If we see a thunderstorm it will probably come through with the change, but it will most likely be a rain event," Mr Arndt said.
A top temperature of 23 degrees is forecast for Melbourne on Sunday along with a low of 11 degrees. Mildura is forecast to peak at 28 degrees.
Heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding in the eastern parts of the Wimmera and South West districts later on Sunday.
But it will be back to chillier conditions on Monday with a top of only 16 degrees for Melbourne.