ONE minute it would be hailing, the next sunny and the rain would be back the next one after that – but after the various ups and downs of weather Casterton has experienced this past week, locals can look forward to calmer weeks ahead.

Data from the Bureau of Meteorology shows Casterton received a combined 32 millimetres of rain from Friday to Monday – most of which came from the stormy downpour witnessed through Saturday.

It adds to a combined 87 millimetres so far across the month as of Monday – more than twice the usual rainfall for the whole of November.

The highest total rainfall recorded in Casterton in November since 2005 was 106.6 millimetres in 2007.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds for almost all of Victoria on Monday morning – shortly before one of several fallen trees across the state on the day was found to have come down on the Glenelg Highway to Casterton’s south-west.

The Glenelg River has also been subject to further riverine flood warnings by Vic Emergency.

December looks to be a more normal month of weather for Casterton, with just a 57 per cent chance of above median rainfall for the month.

There is just a 12 per cent chance for Casterton to be unusually dry and 21 per cent chance to be unusually wet.

Maximum temperatures are expected to be cooler than usual, with just a 30 per cent of being above median and a 37 per cent chance of being unusually cool.

However, minimum temperatures are highly likely to be warmer than average at a 72 per cent chance.

Overall, the outlook is much the same to what the district has seen in November – minimum temperatures were normal for the most part while maximums were generally below average.

Temperatures peaked in the middle of the second week, with a high of 27.5 degrees on Wednesday, while Casterton was at its coldest on the first Friday of the month at four degrees.