A severe weather warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) for the Victorian ranges and northern Gippsland, as well as north-east parts of the state.

The most damaging winds will be seen early tomorrow morning and will last into the afternoon.

“We could see wind gusts up to about 10km/h, which could bring down some trees, maybe cause a bit of damage to property, make it difficult to drive over those higher Alpine passes, and potentially could cause a bit of disruption to the power network,” BoM senior meteorologist Angus Hines said.

Parts of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania will also be hit by rain as a cold front moves eastward over the next couple of days.

The heaviest rain will be seen in Tasmania, where between 50-80mm of rain could dall in the next few days.

Given that area has already experienced a lot of rainfall recently, it brings higher risk of floods, especially in the northern part of the state.

Victoria and South Australia will not see as much rain, with both set to have less than 50mm of rain during this cold front.

Melbourne will see winds of up to 40km/h tomorrow, easing as the day goes on, and could see up to five mm of rain with the chance of a thunderstorm.

Temperatures in the city will reach a high of 21 degrees tomorrow, but will drop to around 16 degrees by Thursday.