Milford Sound weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Milford Sound is expected to be 9°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Milford Sound, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

  • Tuesday
    30th Sep
    Cloudy with some rain (50 mm or more rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    1st Oct
    Sunshine and showers (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    2nd Oct
    Mostly cloudy with rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    3rd Oct
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    4th Oct
    Mostly cloudy with rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Monday 29th September 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New Zealand (Milford Sound) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Milford Sound weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Milford Sound for the next 5 days.

Milford Sound weather for Tuesday 30th September 2025

Expect cloudy with some rain in Milford Sound, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 50 mm or more of rainfall expected with 100% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the north-west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 100% chance of some rain100
    % chance of some rain
  • 50 mm or more of rainfall expected>50
    mm or more of rainfall expected
  • 4°C wind chill4
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 43 kph from the North-West43
    kph wind from NW

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Milford Sound weather for Wednesday 1st October 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Milford Sound, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 18% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south-west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 2°C minimum temperature2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 18% chance of some rain18
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 26 kph from the South-West26
    kph wind from SW

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Milford Sound weather for Thursday 2nd October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Milford Sound, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 84% chance of some rain84
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the East12
    kph wind from E

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Milford Sound weather for Friday 3rd October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Milford Sound, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 47% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 47% chance of some rain47
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the East8
    kph wind from E

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Milford Sound weather for Saturday 4th October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Milford Sound, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-east.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 87% chance of some rain87
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 14°C wind chill14
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the North-East14
    kph wind from NE

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