Ballarat has received 17mm of rain in seven hours, with some local roads flooded around the city.

The heaviest falls were between 2.30pm and 4pm, with more rain and a thunderstorm also possible for Wednesday afternoon and evening.

The wet weather comes after another windy night, which initially promoted a severe weather warning for damaging winds to be issued, however that warning has since been cancelled.

UPDATE, Wednesday November 3, 11.40am:

A severe weather warning for damaging winds has been cancelled.

Despite the chance of more wild weather hitting the region, Ballarat only recorded a peak gust of 61 km/h between 12.30am and 1am on Wednesday morning.

The Bureau of Meteorology also recorded gusts of 83 km/h an hour at Ben Nevis and 96 km/h at Mt William.

Rain and a possible thunderstorm is forecast across Wednesday afternoon and evening.

EARLIER, Tuesday, November 2:

More damaging winds are forecast to hit the Central Highlands region on Wednesday, with a severe weather warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Northerly winds, averaging 50 to 65km/h are expected to develop in the early hours of tomorrow.

Peak gusts of around 90km/h are also possible in the west.

The winds are expected to clear by late Wednesday morning.

IN OTHER NEWS

Affected locations include Ballarat, Daylesford and Bacchus Marsh.

The warning comes after the region was hit by similar conditions on Friday morning that brought down trees and powerlines and left many homes and businesses without power across the weekend.

Ballarat SES incident controller Gordon Hicks told The Courier on Sunday tree limbs and unstable trees could continue to fall onto roads this week, warning members of the community to stay vigilant.

"We are asking everyone to drive cautiously for the next week," Mr. Hicks said.

"There are tree branches that can drop onto a road without notice, especially in the rural areas around Ballarat."

Rain and a possible thunderstorm could also follow the wild wind on Wednesday afternoon.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:

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