The state will again be blasted by destructive winds, prompting warnings against travel overnight – but relief from squally conditions is in sight.
Emergency authorities are warning Victorians to avoid unnecessary travel overnight, with damaging wind gusts expected to bring down trees and keep SES volunteers busy from Sunday afternoon.
Victoria’s coastal communities will be on high alert, as peak gusts of up to 130km/h are forecast for areas stretching from the South Australian border to the Bellarine Peninsula, as well as Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, Mornington Peninsula and Wilsons Promontory.Meteorologist Joanna Hewes said the winds were associated with a cold front moving across Victoria that is due to reach Melbourne in the early hours of Monday morning.
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