A minor flood warning remains current for south-west Victoria and there's also a strong wind warning.
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Today will be cloudy across the region.
There's a very high chance of showers (90 per cent), becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening, but there remains a chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds will be south-easterly 25 to 35 km/h.
Top temperature for Warrnambool is expected to be 20 degrees, Hamilton 22, Colac 20, Portland 18 and Port Fairy 19.
People are reminded not to drive through floodwater, after 120 people needed rescuing on Thursday from the Hume Freeway, south of Wangaratta, including 17 by helicopter.
All up, 400 to 500 vehicles were impacted by floodwaters on the Hume Freeway.
More than a month's worth of rain has fallen across parts of Victoria and the wild weather is expected to continue through Friday.
For Saturday the Bureau of Meteorology is tipped a top of 25 degrees in Warrnambool.
It will be a partly cloudy day tomorrow with a medium (60 per cent) chance of showers and light winds, although there's again the chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.
Since 9am Thursday, Ben Nevis east of Ararat topped the rainfall in the south-west with 26.2mm until 7am.
Warrnambool had 7.4mm, Portland airport 11.2, Casterton 7.8, Dartmoor 10, Mount Gellibrand 9.4, Port Fairy 5.6 and Hamilton just 2.8.
