Calm weather is expected to usher in the start of the week, as many people begin cleaning up after strong winds tore through the region on Sunday.

On Sunday, high winds from Cyclone Dovi tore through North Island, uprooting trees and damaging powerlines.

Northland, Auckland, Taranaki, Bay of Plenty, Manawatū, Kapiti, and Wellington all reported power outages.

Powerco says about more than 30,000 people lost power on Sunday.

According to WeatherWatch.co.nz, a ridge of high pressure pushes in over the South Island today.

A southerly airflow is also expected over the north. Temperatures have started off at 14 degrees in the Bay of Plenty this morning, but are expected to rise to 23.

Overnight low of 13 is expected tonight.

WeatherWatch.co.nz is forecasting cloudy weather in the east and south of the North Island today, with occasional showers and fresh cool southerlies, showers clear Wellington in the afternoon with sunny spells developing.

'North of Auckland expect a few showers, clearing in the afternoon and some sun breaks through.

'Elsewhere in the west expect morning sunny spells, cloud thickens in the afternoon a little with a few isolated showers developing, clearing in the evening.”

A rain band moving off the North Island. Image: WeatherWatch.co.nz

It is a cold start for people in the South Island.

'There may even be a light frost about inland Alpine areas,” says a spokesperson for WeatherWatch.co.nz

'Mostly sunny for the West Coast, any morning cloud clears about Southland and Otago then mostly sunny, some high cloud pushes northwards during the day.

'Canterbury has morning cloud, a few coastal showers clear then sunny areas increase from afternoon.

'Any morning cloud and showers clear Nelson and Marlborough then mostly sunny. Winds are light in the west and about the far south, further north expect southerlies (a little breezy about coastal parts in the east at first) to ease during the day.”