Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Wednesday 20 May 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
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Summary
Fire Weather District
District Rating
Max Sub Area Rating
District FBI
cHaines
Wind Change Danger Index
TAL
Minor Fuel Type Rating >= Extreme
King Island
No Rating
6
3
0
0
Flinders
Moderate
16
4
0
0
Central Coast
No Rating
9
6
0
0
Latrobe
Moderate
16
5
1
0
Kentish
Moderate
13
6
0
0
Burnie City
No Rating
6
6
0
0
Devonport City
Moderate
16
6
0
0
Circular Head
No Rating
9
4
38
0
West Tamar
Moderate
15
4
16
0
Launceston City
Moderate
13
4
21
0
George Town
Moderate
15
4
1
0
Dorset
Moderate
13
5
8
0
Break O'Day
Moderate
15
5
15
0
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Moderate
17
4
31
0
Sorell
Moderate
15
2
28
0
Northern Midlands
Moderate
15
4
22
0
Southern Midlands
Moderate
15
3
7
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Moderate
NA
13
2
3
0
Tasman
Moderate
16
2
44
0
Kingborough
Moderate
16
3
27
0
Clarence City
Moderate
14
3
31
0
Glenorchy City
No Rating
11
3
0
0
Hobart City
Moderate
12
3
0
0
Brighton
Moderate
14
3
0
0
Meander Valley
Moderate
13
4
12
0
Central Highlands
Moderate
14
2
0
0
Huon Valley
Moderate
14
2
42
0
Waratah-Wynyard
No Rating
2
5
23
0
West Coast
No Rating
10
2
36
0
Derwent Valley
Moderate
13
1
1
0
Note
Fire Weather District Ratings are provided in conjunction with Fire Authorities. District FBI (Fire Behaviour Index) is the representative peak FBI in the district. 10% of the Fire Weather District has a max FBI higher than this value. When the table is expanded the forecast elements in the expanded rows apply to the relevant Sub Area rather than district. Red cells indicate the value exceeds the weather alert threshold. For c-Haines this is the 95th percentile climatological value, for WCDI this is a value over 40, for Minor Fuel Type Rating this indicates Extreme or higher whilst the district rating is less than Extreme.
Wednesday
Showers mostly about the west, far south and Bass Strait Islands, easing during the evening. Fine elsewhere. Possible valley fog in the north and northeast. West to southwesterly winds.
