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Milford Sound - Fog Hunter - Fiordland

Milford Sound, Southland, New Zealand

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread1.1°C
Visibility19754 (Clear)
Relative Humidity93%
Wind Speed3.5m/s (calm conditions)

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Pacific/Auckland
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Next opportunity
Dense Fog
Milford Sound
Sat, Jul 11 · 24:00–07:00 · 7h window
High confidence
87%
🌫️Fog Probability88.6-100%
Dewpoint Spread: 0.1°C
Visibility: 1169 (Mist/Haze)
Relative Humidity: 99%
Wind Speed: 1.7m/s (calm conditions)

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
7matching hours in the next 79 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Pacific/Auckland
Fog Probability
≥ 75.0%
Wed, Jul 8
17:000%
18:0038%
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20:0038%
21:0038%
22:000%
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Thu, Jul 9
24:000%
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18:0055%
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20:0073%
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Fri, Jul 10
24:0071%
01:0071%
02:0071%
03:0058%
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Sat, Jul 11
24:0089%
01:00100%
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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
Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)
%
Dew Point
°C
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Snowfall
cm
Solar Elevation
°
Temperature
°C
Total Precipitation
mm
Vapor Pressure Deficit
kPa
Visibility
m
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 08:24 Sunset 17:22
02:00 ☾
73% -2.7°C 0mm 93% 0cm -64° -1.6°C 0mm 0.04kPa 19754m 5.2m/s 3.5m/s
03:00 ☾
94% -2.7°C 0mm 94% 0cm -56° -1.8°C 0mm 0.03kPa 20983m 4.9m/s 3.3m/s
04:00 ☾
94% -3.1°C 0mm 91% 0cm -46° -1.8°C 0mm 0.05kPa 19536m 5m/s 3.4m/s
05:00 ☾
94% -3.3°C 0mm 91% 0cm -35° -2°C 0mm 0.05kPa 19446m 4.9m/s 3.4m/s
06:00 ☾
94% -3.4°C 0mm 90% 0cm -25° -2°C 0mm 0.05kPa 19441m 4.7m/s 3.3m/s
07:00 ☾
96% -3.5°C 0mm 90% 0cm -14° -2.1°C 0mm 0.05kPa 19931m 4.6m/s 3.3m/s
08:00 ☾
97% -3.8°C 0mm 92% 0cm -4.5° -2.7°C 0mm 0.04kPa 24134m 4.5m/s 3.2m/s
09:00 ☾
99% -4°C 0mm 94% 0cm 4.6° -3.2°C 0mm 0.03kPa 24135m 4.6m/s 3.1m/s
10:00 ☾
99% -3.2°C 0mm 93% 0cm 12° -2.2°C 0mm 0.04kPa 24134m 4.6m/s 3.1m/s
11:00 ☾
100% -2.8°C 0mm 88% 0cm 18° -1°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24134m 4.3m/s 3.3m/s
12:00
100% -2.3°C 0mm 85% 0cm 22° -0.14°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 3.2m/s
13:00
100% -1.9°C 0mm 84% 0cm 23° 0.49°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 4m/s 3.1m/s
14:00
100% -1.7°C 0mm 84% 0cm 21° 0.78°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 4m/s 3m/s
15:00
100% -1.4°C 0mm 85% 0cm 17° 0.82°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 2.9m/s
16:00
100% -1.3°C 0mm 89% 0cm 11° 0.28°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24134m 4.4m/s 3m/s
17:00
100% -2.7°C 0mm 94% 0cm 2.8° -1.9°C 0mm 0.03kPa 24134m 4m/s 2.7m/s
18:00 ☾
100% -4.8°C 0mm 96% 0cm -6.6° -4.4°C 0mm 0.02kPa 21305m 3.6m/s 2.7m/s
19:00 ☾
100% -5.7°C 0mm 98% 0cm -17° -5.4°C 0mm 0.01kPa 18275m 4m/s 2.7m/s
20:00 ☾
100% -6.1°C 0mm 98% 0cm -27° -5.8°C 0mm 0.01kPa 17181m 3.8m/s 2.6m/s
21:00 ☾
100% -6.2°C 0mm 97% 0cm -38° -5.8°C 0mm 0.01kPa 17383m 3.9m/s 2.8m/s
22:00 ☾
100% -6.4°C 0mm 97% 0cm -48° -6°C 0mm 0.01kPa 16750m 3.8m/s 2.8m/s
23:00 ☾
100% -6.7°C 0mm 97% 0cm -58° -6.4°C 0mm 0.01kPa 14846m 3.7m/s 2.7m/s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 08:24 Sunset 17:22
24:00 ☾
100% -7.1°C 0mm 98% 0cm -65° -6.8°C 0mm 0.01kPa 14193m 3.6m/s 2.7m/s
01:00 ☾
100% -7.4°C 0mm 97% 0cm -68° -7°C 0mm 0.01kPa 13554m 3.3m/s 2.6m/s
02:00 ☾
100% -7.6°C 0mm 97% 0cm -64° -7.3°C 0mm 0.01kPa 14913m 2.8m/s 2.4m/s
03:00 ☾
100% -7.8°C 0mm 97% 0cm -56° -7.4°C 0mm 0.01kPa 16306m 2.3m/s 2.4m/s
04:00 ☾
100% -7.9°C 0mm 97% 0cm -46° -7.4°C 0mm 0.01kPa 16219m 2.2m/s 2.3m/s
05:00 ☾
100% -7.9°C 0mm 96% 0cm -35° -7.4°C 0mm 0.01kPa 21228m 2.1m/s 2.2m/s
06:00 ☾
100% -7.9°C 0mm 96% 0cm -25° -7.4°C 0mm 0.01kPa 21133m 2.2m/s 2.3m/s
07:00 ☾
100% -7.7°C 0mm 96% 0cm -14° -7.2°C 0mm 0.01kPa 21158m 2.1m/s 2.2m/s
08:00 ☾
100% -7.8°C 0mm 96% 0cm -4.4° -7.2°C 0mm 0.02kPa 21115m 2.2m/s 2.4m/s
09:00 ☾
100% -7.1°C 0mm 95% 0cm 4.7° -6.4°C 0mm 0.02kPa 22935m 2.2m/s 2.2m/s
10:00 ☾
100% -4.8°C 0mm 88% 0cm 12° -3°C 0mm 0.06kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 2m/s
11:00 ☾
100% -3.1°C 0mm 82% 0cm 18° -0.4°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 1.9m/s
12:00
100% -1.7°C 0mm 80% 0cm 22° 1.3°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 1.6m/s
13:00
100% -0.8°C 0mm 80% 0cm 23° 2.3°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 2m/s 1.6m/s
14:00
100% -0.3°C 0mm 80% 0cm 21° 2.8°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.3m/s
15:00
100% 0.1°C 0mm 82% 0cm 17° 2.8°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.4m/s
16:00
100% 0.8°C 0mm 91% 0cm 11° 2.2°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 2m/s 1.4m/s
17:00
100% -1.3°C 0mm 97% 0cm 3° -0.83°C 0mm 0.02kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 1.6m/s
18:00 ☾
100% -4.3°C 0mm 97% 0cm -6.4° -3.9°C 0mm 0.01kPa 19727m 1.5m/s 1.9m/s
19:00 ☾
100% -5.3°C 0mm 97% 0cm -16° -4.9°C 0mm 0.01kPa 16394m 1.5m/s 1.9m/s
20:00 ☾
100% -5.7°C 0mm 97% 0cm -27° -5.3°C 0mm 0.01kPa 15998m 1.6m/s 2m/s
21:00 ☾
100% -5.7°C 0mm 98% 0cm -38° -5.4°C 0mm 0.01kPa 16053m 2m/s 2m/s
22:00 ☾
100% -5.9°C 0mm 98% 0cm -48° -5.6°C 0mm 0.01kPa 15817m 2m/s 2m/s
23:00 ☾
100% -5.8°C 0mm 98% 0cm -58° -5.6°C 0mm 0.01kPa 13510m 2.1m/s 2.1m/s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 08:23 Sunset 17:23
24:00 ☾
100% -6°C 0mm 99% 0cm -65° -5.8°C 0mm 0kPa 6541m 1.9m/s 1.9m/s
01:00 ☾
100% -5.9°C 0mm 99% 0cm -67° -5.8°C 0mm 0kPa 1169m 1.7m/s 1.7m/s
02:00 ☾
100% -5.2°C 0mm 99% 0cm -64° -5°C 0mm 0.01kPa 233m 1.7m/s 1.7m/s
03:00 ☾
100% -5.1°C 0mm 98% 0cm -56° -4.8°C 0mm 0.01kPa 196m 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
04:00 ☾
100% -5.1°C 0mm 98% 0cm -46° -4.9°C 0mm 0.01kPa 287m 1.4m/s 1.4m/s
05:00 ☾
99% -5°C 0mm 98% 0cm -35° -4.8°C 0mm 0.01kPa 773m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
06:00 ☾
99% -5.8°C 0mm 99% 0cm -25° -5.6°C 0mm 0.01kPa 1666m 1.2m/s 1.5m/s
07:00 ☾
93% -3.4°C 0mm 90% 0cm -14° -1.9°C 0mm 0.05kPa 9156m 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
08:00 ☾
88% -1.1°C 0mm 81% 0cm -4.4° 1.7°C 0mm 0.13kPa 16645m 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
09:00 ☾
82% 0.9°C 0mm 73% 0cm 4.7° 5.4°C 0mm 0.25kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.3m/s
10:00 ☾
81% 0.7°C 0mm 78% 0cm 12° 4.2°C 0mm 0.18kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
11:00 ☾
81% 0.4°C 0mm 83% 0cm 18° 3°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24135m 1.2m/s 1.3m/s
12:00
80% 0.1°C 0mm 89% 0cm 22° 1.8°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1m/s 1.2m/s
13:00
77% -0.4°C 0mm 89% 0cm 23° 1.2°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.6m/s
14:00
75% -0.9°C 0mm 89% 0cm 22° 0.71°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 2m/s
15:00
72% -1.4°C 0mm 90% 0cm 17° 0.17°C 0mm 0.06kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 2.4m/s
16:00
71% -1.5°C 0mm 89% 0cm 11° 0.15°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 2.4m/s
17:00
70% -1.6°C 0mm 88% 0cm 3.1° 0.13°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 2.5m/s
18:00 ☾
69% -1.7°C 0mm 87% 0cm -6.3° 0.12°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 2.5m/s
19:00 ☾
65% -1.7°C 0.003mm 87% 0cm -16° 0.19°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 2.4m/s
20:00 ☾
62% -1.6°C 0.007mm 87% 0cm -27° 0.26°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 2.3m/s
21:00 ☾
58% -1.6°C 0.01mm 87% 0cm -38° 0.34°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 2.2m/s
22:00 ☾
56% -1.2°C 0.007mm 89% 0cm -48° 0.52°C 0.02mm 0.07kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 2.1m/s
23:00 ☾
53% -0.7°C 0.003mm 90% 0cm -58° 0.69°C 0.04mm 0.06kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.9m/s
Sun, Jul 12 Sunrise 08:23 Sunset 17:24
24:00 ☾
51% -0.3°C 0mm 92% 0cm -65° 0.87°C 0.06mm 0.05kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.8m/s
01:00 ☾
45% 0.5°C 0mm 92% 0cm -67° 1.7°C 0.08mm 0.06kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 1.7m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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