Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Tuesday 17 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Monday 16 February 2026.
Forecasts are issued regularly: Please ensure you have the latest version.
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
Moderate
21
9
45
2
Flinders
Moderate
23
10
80
1
Central Coast
Moderate
16
8
46
1
Latrobe
Moderate
23
8
49
1
Kentish
Moderate
21
6
58
1
Burnie City
Moderate
15
8
46
1
Devonport City
Moderate
17
8
42
1
Circular Head
Moderate
22
8
70
2
West Tamar
High
25
8
42
1
Launceston City
High
29
7
7
1
George Town
Moderate
23
8
37
1
Dorset
Moderate
21
9
33
1
Break O'Day
High
24
9
26
1
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
High
42
8
34
1
Sorell
High
45
8
49
1
Northern Midlands
High
38
7
24
1
Southern Midlands
High
46
9
53
1
Upper Derwent Valley
High
NA
42
8
49
1
Y
Tasman
High
30
9
68
1
Kingborough
High
39
9
72
1
Clarence City
Extreme
52
9
47
1
Glenorchy City
High
37
8
28
1
Hobart City
High
40
9
49
1
Brighton
High
49
8
30
1
Meander Valley
Moderate
22
6
56
1
Central Highlands
High
34
9
54
1
Huon Valley
High
27
9
43
1
Waratah-Wynyard
Moderate
15
8
58
1
West Coast
High
26
8
47
1
Derwent Valley
High
37
9
43
1
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.
Tuesday
Fine until showers develop in the west mid afternoon, then extend statewide during the late afternoon and evening. The chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening, possibly severe about the far northwest and King Island. North to northeasterly winds, tending fresh and gusty north to northwesterly in the afternoon, shifting westerly late.
