Duty forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) Terry Ryan confirmed that a rain band hitting Victoria today could deliver further moderate falls.

While nowhere near as heavy as last week’s event, fuelled by tropical moisture, which delivered up to 230mm on Alpine areas, Mr Ryan said there was potential for up to 50mm to fall on the north-east ranges again over today and Friday.

This will lead to renewed stream flows and flooding in rivers in the north-east of the state.

He said falls would be widespread across the state, with 5-10mm in the Mallee, 10-20mm in the Wimmera, and 30mm in the Grampians and Pyrenees catchment, which will mean further run-off into river systems such as the Wimmera, Richardson and Avoca catchments.

There will be 15-20mm in the Western District and 10-15mm in West and South Gippsland, but only 5-10mm in East Gippsland, the only area in the state still looking for more rain.

The low rain in East Gippsland is a result of the rain-bringing systems coming down from the north and west, and the mountains blocking the rain bands.

There will be a further event coming through late on Sunday, although Mr Ryan said at this stage it was not quite as strong as today’s cold front.