Chilly start to the morning as cyclone Debbie's humidity lifts

Temperatures may have felt colder this morning as Debbie's humidity moves off the country. Photo/ Christine McKay

Many will have woken feeling chillier than usual this week, as cyclone Debbie's humid air finally moves off the country.

While temperatures were not unusually low for this time of year, parts of the country that have been receiving warm tropical air would notice the difference, said MetService meteorologist Josh Griffin.

"Looking at our forecast vs average, nothing stands out as below normal.

"More than likely it's just with the humid air moving off you'll be feeling cooler."

Clear skies and a southwesterly flow over the next few days would help keep overnight temperatures low.

In Wanaka, which boasted the country's overnight low, temperatures were nearly freezing early this morning thanks to clear skies, allowing the ground to "really radiate the heat at night".

A low-moving to the east and a ridge developing over the country meant settled weather over the next couple of days - welcome relief to those hit with Debbie's deluge.

While there would be some patchy showers in Auckland this morning and along the east coast of the South Island through the weekend thanks to a south westerly flow, it would be nothing compared to the wild weather and flooding experienced this week, Griffin said.

Today's forecast

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Whangarei

: Cloudy periods, chance shower until evening. 22C

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Auckland

: A few showers, clearing to fine in the afternoon. Southwesterlies. 21C

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Hamilton

: A few morning showers then fine. Southwesterly dying out. 21C

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Tauranga

: Chance morning shower, then fine. Southwesterly dying out. 22C

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Wellington

: Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Fresh southerly. 15C

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Christchurch

: A fine day. However, cloud returning in the evening. Strong southwesterlies easing. 17C

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Greymouth

: Fine. Southwest breezes developing in the afternoon. 17C

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Queenstown

: Cloudy periods, chance afternoon or evening shower. Southwest breezes dying out. 18C