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Milford Sound - Fog Hunter - Fiordland

Milford Sound, Southland, New Zealand

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 85.0% Dewpoint Spread · ≤ 2.0°C Visibility · ≤ 3000.0m Wind Speed · ≤ 2.0m/s

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fog Probability 100% failing
Wind Speed 71% failing
Visibility 63% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
60%
Dewpoint Spread0.1°C
Visibility140 (Dense fog)
Relative Humidity99%
Wind Speed3.0m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Pacific/Auckland

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the atmospheric conditions that transform Fiordland's dramatic fjords into some of the world's most photogenic scenes. We combine fog probability, visibility, and precipitation data to predict when mist and waterfalls create optimal conditions.

Fiordland receives up to 8 meters of annual rainfall, and rather than a hindrance, this weather creates the region's signature drama. Waterfalls cascade from impossibly high cliffs, mist swirls through the valleys, and Milford Sound becomes a scene of raw natural power.

What makes Fiordland special for photography:

  • Dramatic waterfalls - Rain brings hundreds of temporary waterfalls to life along the cliffs
  • Moody atmosphere - Fog, mist, and rain create constantly changing drama
  • Vertical scenery - Mitre Peak rises nearly 1,700m straight from the water
  • Mirror reflections - Calm mornings produce perfect reflections of the towering cliffs

Ironically, rain often makes for better photography here—waterfalls multiply and mist adds depth. Our forecast helps identify conditions: some moisture for drama, but enough visibility to see the peaks. Dawn boat cruises offer unique perspectives, while the road viewpoints are accessible year-round.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Pacific/Auckland
Fog Probability
≥ 85.0%
Dewpoint Spread
≤ 2.0°C
Visibility
≤ 3000.0m
Wind Speed
≤ 2.0m/s
Wed, Feb 18
08:000%1.2°C24134m1.1m/s
09:000%3.3°C24134m1.5m/s
10:000%5.4°C24134m1.8m/s
11:000%6.9°C24134m2m/s
12:000%7.5°C24134m2.7m/s
13:000%5.6°C22385m3.1m/s
14:000%4.4°C24134m2.6m/s
15:000%6.2°C18043m3.1m/s
16:000%4.9°C13520m3.4m/s
17:000%3.7°C13339m3.5m/s
18:000%2.7°C24135m3m/s
19:000%3°C24134m3.1m/s
20:000%2.5°C24134m2.9m/s
21:000%2°C15852m3.1m/s
22:0060%0.9°C19381m2.8m/s
23:0064%0.6°C15446m2.9m/s
Thu, Feb 19
24:0051%0.8°C1909m3.1m/s
01:0063%0.3°C97m3.4m/s
02:00100%0.4°C113m3m/s
03:0063%0.1°C89m3.3m/s
04:000%0.2°C144m3.6m/s
05:000%0.2°C157m3.1m/s
06:000%0.2°C114m3.2m/s
07:000%0.1°C160m3.3m/s
08:0060%0.1°C140m3m/s
09:0053%0.2°C186m2.5m/s
10:000%0.2°C174m1.9m/s
11:000%0.1°C119m1.8m/s
12:000%0.2°C78m2m/s
13:000%0.7°C329m2.3m/s
14:000%4.2°C24135m3m/s
15:000%10°C24134m3.7m/s
16:000%11°C24135m4.2m/s
17:000%6.8°C24135m3.4m/s
18:000%3.3°C21816m3.1m/s
19:000%0.4°C2944m3.3m/s
20:000%0.1°C152m3.4m/s
21:000%0.1°C121m3.3m/s
22:000%0.3°C96m3m/s
23:000%0.3°C5551m2.6m/s
Fri, Feb 20
24:000%0.1°C377m2.4m/s
01:000%0.1°C203m2.4m/s
02:0060%0.1°C305m3.1m/s
03:000%0.2°C134m3.3m/s
04:000%0.1°C135m3.3m/s
05:000%0.5°C6909m3.7m/s
06:000%1.2°C10680m3.1m/s
07:000%0.6°C15501m2.3m/s
08:0030%1°C20948m2.2m/s
09:0030%0.7°C13616m2.1m/s
10:000%0.9°C22262m2.1m/s
11:000%0.4°C660m2m/s
12:000%0.5°C9840m2.3m/s
13:000%1.6°C9567m2.4m/s
14:000%2.7°C2452m2.5m/s
15:000%3.3°C6178m2.3m/s
16:000%2.9°C20012m2m/s
17:000%4°C5971m2m/s
18:000%2.7°C24134m1.9m/s
19:000%3.5°C24134m1.9m/s
20:000%2.1°C24134m1.8m/s
21:000%1.2°C24134m1.7m/s
22:0060%0.8°C24135m1.4m/s
23:0060%0.9°C24135m1.1m/s
Sat, Feb 21
24:000%1.1°C24134m1.1m/s
01:000%1.3°C24134m0.89m/s
02:000%1.5°C24134m0.92m/s
03:000%1.7°C24134m0.69m/s
04:000%1.7°C24135m0.83m/s
05:000%1.5°C24135m0.95m/s
06:000%1.5°C24135m0.9m/s
07:000%1.5°C24134m1.4m/s
08:000%1.5°C24134m1.6m/s
09:000%2.1°C24134m2m/s
10:000%3.5°C24134m2.5m/s
11:000%5.6°C24135m3m/s
12:000%8.3°C24135m3.5m/s
13:000%9.4°C24135m3.9m/s
14:000%5.6°C16119m5.2m/s
15:000%2.6°C8103m6.5m/s
16:000%0°C87m7.8m/s
17:000%0.4°C2681m6m/s
18:000%0.8°C5275m4.3m/s
19:000%1.1°C7869m2.6m/s
20:000%1°C5554m2.9m/s
21:000%0.9°C3239m3.1m/s
22:000%0.8°C924m3.4m/s
23:000%0.5°C652m3.4m/s
Sun, Feb 22
24:000%0.3°C381m3.3m/s
01:000%0.1°C109m3.3m/s
02:000%0.1°C109m3m/s
03:000%0.2°C110m2.6m/s
04:000%0.2°C110m2.3m/s
05:000%0.8°C6097m2.5m/s
06:000%1.4°C12085m2.6m/s
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Fog Probability mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
Pacific/Auckland
Dew Point
°C
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Snowfall
cm
Temperature
°C
Total Precipitation
mm
Vapor Pressure Deficit
kPa
Wind Gusts
m/s
Thu, Feb 19 Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 20:53
08:00 ☾
7.4°C 0.69mm 99% 0cm 7.5°C 0.19mm 0.01kPa 6.3m/s
09:00 ☾
7.5°C 0.09mm 99% 0cm 7.7°C 0.5mm 0.01kPa 5.6m/s
10:00 ☾
7.7°C 0.81mm 99% 0cm 7.9°C 1.1mm 0.01kPa 3.4m/s
11:00 ☾
8°C 0.1mm 99% 0cm 8.1°C 1.6mm 0.01kPa 2.9m/s
12:00 ☾
8.5°C 0.01mm 99% 0cm 8.7°C 1.8mm 0.01kPa 3m/s
13:00 ☾
8.6°C 0mm 95% 0cm 9.3°C 1.9mm 0.05kPa 3.2m/s
14:00 ☾
7.3°C 0mm 75% 0cm 11°C 0.19mm 0.33kPa 4.9m/s
15:00 ☾
3.3°C 0mm 50% 0cm 14°C 0.31mm 0.77kPa 7.5m/s
16:00 ☾
2.3°C 0mm 49% 0cm 13°C 0.31mm 0.75kPa 8.1m/s
17:00 ☾
3.1°C 0mm 63% 0cm 9.9°C 0.31mm 0.45kPa 7.4m/s
18:00 ☾
4.5°C 0.27mm 80% 0cm 7.8°C 0.38mm 0.22kPa 6.1m/s
19:00 ☾
6°C 1.4mm 97% 0cm 6.4°C 1.1mm 0.03kPa 6.3m/s
20:00 ☾
6.4°C 2.2mm 99% 0cm 6.5°C 2.2mm 0.01kPa 6.6m/s
21:00 ☾
6.7°C 0.56mm 99% 0cm 6.8°C 3.6mm 0.01kPa 6.4m/s
22:00 ☾
6.9°C 0.01mm 98% 0cm 7.2°C 4.6mm 0.02kPa 5.2m/s
23:00 ☾
6.1°C 0mm 98% 0cm 6.4°C 5.4mm 0.02kPa 4.3m/s
Fri, Feb 20 Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 20:52
24:00 ☾
5.1°C 0mm 100% 0cm 5.2°C 5.8mm 0kPa 4m/s
01:00 ☾
4.7°C 0.01mm 100% 0cm 4.8°C 5.9mm 0kPa 4.8m/s
02:00 ☾
5.1°C 0.64mm 99% 0cm 5.2°C 0.44mm 0.01kPa 6.3m/s
03:00 ☾
5.4°C 2.1mm 99% 0cm 5.6°C 2.2mm 0.01kPa 8m/s
04:00 ☾
6.1°C 5.2mm 99% 0cm 6.2°C 9.3mm 0.01kPa 9.7m/s
05:00 ☾
5.4°C 0.19mm 96% 0cm 5.9°C 13mm 0.04kPa 12m/s
06:00 ☾
3.6°C 0mm 92% 0cm 4.8°C 14mm 0.07kPa 4.5m/s
07:00 ☾
2.3°C 0mm 96% 0cm 2.9°C 14mm 0.03kPa 2.8m/s
08:00 ☾
2.9°C 0mm 94% 0cm 3.9°C 0.44mm 0.05kPa 3.2m/s
09:00 ☾
3.2°C 0.01mm 95% 0cm 3.9°C 0.81mm 0.04kPa 3.1m/s
10:00 ☾
3.4°C 0.1mm 94% 0cm 4.3°C 1.2mm 0.05kPa 3.1m/s
11:00 ☾
3.3°C 0.38mm 98% 0cm 3.7°C 1.8mm 0.02kPa 3.1m/s
12:00 ☾
3.4°C 0.01mm 97% 0cm 3.9°C 2.4mm 0.03kPa 3.6m/s
13:00 ☾
3.1°C 0mm 90% 0cm 4.7°C 2.9mm 0.09kPa 3.5m/s
14:00 ☾
2.7°C 0mm 83% 0cm 5.4°C 0.63mm 0.16kPa 5.6m/s
15:00 ☾
2.4°C 0mm 80% 0cm 5.7°C 1mm 0.19kPa 4.7m/s
16:00 ☾
2.4°C 0mm 82% 0cm 5.3°C 1.3mm 0.16kPa 3m/s
17:00 ☾
2.1°C 0.01mm 76% 0cm 6.1°C 1.5mm 0.23kPa 3.4m/s
18:00 ☾
2.7°C 0mm 83% 0cm 5.4°C 1.6mm 0.15kPa 2.8m/s
19:00 ☾
2.4°C 0mm 78% 0cm 5.9°C 1.7mm 0.2kPa 2.4m/s
20:00 ☾
2.8°C 0mm 86% 0cm 4.9°C 0.06mm 0.12kPa 2.3m/s
21:00 ☾
2.3°C 0mm 92% 0cm 3.5°C 0.13mm 0.07kPa 1.7m/s
22:00 ☾
0.8°C 0mm 94% 0cm 1.6°C 0.13mm 0.04kPa 1.3m/s
23:00 ☾
0.3°C 0mm 94% 0cm 1.2°C 0.13mm 0.04kPa 1.1m/s
Sat, Feb 21 Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 20:50
24:00 ☾
-0.3°C 0mm 92% 0cm 0.76°C 0.13mm 0.05kPa 1.2m/s
01:00 ☾
-0.7°C 0mm 91% 0cm 0.63°C 0.13mm 0.06kPa 0.94m/s
02:00 ☾
-1°C 0mm 90% 0cm 0.54°C 0mm 0.07kPa 1m/s
03:00 ☾
-1.1°C 0mm 89% 0cm 0.58°C 0mm 0.07kPa 0.9m/s
04:00 ☾
-0.9°C 0mm 88% 0cm 0.82°C 0mm 0.08kPa 0.9m/s
05:00 ☾
-0.7°C 0mm 89% 0cm 0.83°C 0mm 0.07kPa 1m/s
06:00 ☾
-0.5°C 0mm 90% 0cm 1°C 0mm 0.07kPa 0.84m/s
07:00 ☾
0.1°C 0mm 90% 0cm 1.6°C 0mm 0.07kPa 1.4m/s
08:00 ☾
1.1°C 0mm 90% 0cm 2.6°C 0mm 0.08kPa 2.4m/s
09:00 ☾
1.8°C 0mm 86% 0cm 3.9°C 0mm 0.11kPa 3m/s
10:00 ☾
2.3°C 0mm 78% 0cm 5.8°C 0mm 0.2kPa 3.5m/s
11:00 ☾
1.9°C 0mm 67% 0cm 7.5°C 0mm 0.34kPa 4.1m/s
12:00 ☾
1°C 0mm 56% 0cm 9.3°C 0mm 0.51kPa 4.5m/s
13:00 ☾
0.9°C 0mm 52% 0cm 10°C 0mm 0.6kPa 5.1m/s
14:00 ☾
4.3°C 2mm 68% 0cm 9.9°C 7.5mm 0.39kPa 9.8m/s
15:00 ☾
6.9°C 4.1mm 84% 0cm 9.5°C 15mm 0.19kPa 15m/s
16:00 ☾
9.1°C 6.2mm 100% 0cm 9.1°C 22mm 0kPa 19m/s
17:00 ☾
8°C 4.2mm 97% 0cm 8.4°C 26mm 0.03kPa 14m/s
18:00 ☾
6.9°C 2.3mm 95% 0cm 7.7°C 29mm 0.05kPa 9.4m/s
19:00 ☾
5.9°C 0.37mm 92% 0cm 7°C 32mm 0.08kPa 4.5m/s
20:00 ☾
5.9°C 0.68mm 93% 0cm 6.9°C 22mm 0.07kPa 5.1m/s
21:00 ☾
6°C 0.98mm 94% 0cm 6.9°C 12mm 0.06kPa 5.6m/s
22:00 ☾
6°C 1.3mm 95% 0cm 6.8°C 2.1mm 0.05kPa 6.2m/s
23:00 ☾
7°C 1.7mm 97% 0cm 7.5°C 5mm 0.04kPa 6.1m/s
Sun, Feb 22 Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 20:48
24:00 ☾
7.9°C 2.2mm 98% 0cm 8.2°C 8mm 0.02kPa 6.1m/s
01:00 ☾
8.8°C 2.7mm 100% 0cm 8.9°C 11mm 0.01kPa 6.1m/s
02:00 ☾
9°C 1.9mm 99% 0cm 9.1°C 8.7mm 0.01kPa 5.5m/s
03:00 ☾
9.2°C 1.2mm 99% 0cm 9.4°C 6.4mm 0.01kPa 4.8m/s
04:00 ☾
9.4°C 0.41mm 99% 0cm 9.6°C 4.1mm 0.01kPa 4.1m/s
05:00 ☾
9.8°C 0.32mm 95% 0cm 11°C 4.4mm 0.06kPa 3.9m/s
06:00 ☾
10°C 0.23mm 91% 0cm 12°C 4.7mm 0.12kPa 3.7m/s
07:00 ☾
11°C 0.14mm 87% 0cm 13°C 5mm 0.19kPa 3.5m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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