Melburnians and tennis-goers best have their umbrellas ready on Friday, with the rain that battered Victoria overnight set to ease but not disappear entirely ahead of the weekend.
While Melbourne managed to dodge the power outages that wreaked havoc in South Australia, Victoria's north-east was put on notice for flash flooding.
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Rainfall of up to 60mm is possible in these areas on Friday.
The State Emergency Services is warning people in the north-east to stay clear of creeks and storm drains, and never ride or drive through flood waters.
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Senior forecaster Rod Dickson said Melburnians and people in Western Victoria, however, can breathe a sigh of relief.
While more than 18mm of rain was dumped on the city overnight, things will slowly get better as the weekend draws near.
The Australian Open, too, is unlikely to be affected by the burst of wet weather.
"There's still going to be further rain over the next couple of hours, but I think towards 9am, that should ease to showers," he said.
Weatherzone: View the full weather satellite"We're likely to see some isolated shower activity for the remainder of the day, particularly in the eastern suburbs, but I think the city and western suburbs will be mostly fine with only a slight chance of a shower through the afternoon."
On Friday morning, an outbound lane onto the West Gate Freeway was closed due to water over the road, causing traffic delays. It later reopened.
There were also a number of crashes across Melbourne as the rain began to ease, however a VicRoads spokesman said it is not unusual to see a spike in collisions when it hasn't rained in a while.
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Meanwhile, if you were thinking about braving the wet weather for a swim at the beach today or over the weekend, think again.
Friday's water quality forecast for Port Philip Bay's 36 beaches is poor, with the Environmental Protection Authority urging beachgoers to double-check the water ratings over the weekend when the mercury is set to climb.
Melbourne will be mostly cloudy for the rest of Friday, with a top of 21 degrees.
An early shower is tipped to hit Melbourne on Saturday, but thankfully the rest of the weekend is expected to be mostly dry.