Rain returns to soaked Victorian towns

Victorian towns surrounding swollen rivers in the north and central regions are on alert again as rain and damaging winds return.

The Bureau of Meteorology is expecting around 10-20mm to fall across the state from Tuesday morning, with 30mm expected in the north and high country of the state.

Eyes are again on Charlton with the Avoca River expected to reach major flood levels (7m) late on Tuesday.

The river's peak is expected to fall short of the 7.6m mark reached during last month's flood but a community meeting will be held in the town on Tuesday to keep residents informed.

The Loddon and Avoca catchments in northern Victoria have received 30-50mm in the past 24 hours with Castlemaine topping out at 59mm.

A major flood warning is also in place for the Loddon River while there are moderate flood warnings for the Broken, Kiewa, Ovens, King rivers and the Murray upstream of Hume.

A severe weather warning is in place across much of the state for damaging winds.

"The strongest gusts of up to 95km/h will come during thunderstorms," senior forecaster Dean Stewart told AAP on Tuesday.

Landslides are also a threat for the Great Ocean Road again, with Vic Roads detecting some movement at Paddy's Path in Wye River over the past week.

HIGHEST TOTALS SINCE 9AM MONDAY:

* Castlemaine - 59mm

* Thredbo (NSW) - 56mm

* Blue Mountain - 52mm