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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Thursday 29 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 28 October 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   No Rating 7 6 0 0  
Flinders   High 25 8 0 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 9 7 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 19 7 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 13 7 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 13 7 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 8 7 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 12 8 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 20 7 0 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 17 6 32 0  
George Town   Moderate 19 7 0 0  
Dorset   No Rating 11 7 1 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 13 6 17 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 26 6 51 0  
Sorell   High 28 5 0 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 19 5 25 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 22 5 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 19 4 0 0  
Tasman   High 25 5 0 0  
Kingborough   High 25 5 0 0  
Clarence City   High 26 5 0 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 20 5 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 23 5 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 23 5 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 13 6 1 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 19 4 0 0  
Huon Valley   High 31 4 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 8 7 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 20 3 0 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 21 4 0 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.

Thursday

Fine apart from showers about the west. Westerly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Thursday 29 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 28 October 2026.

Fire Weather District Fuel Type and Coverage FBI FBI >= 24 FBI >= 50 FBI >= 100
Cover (%) From Dur Cover (%) From Dur Cover (%) From Dur
King Island Grassland 73% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 19 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 40% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 31% 26 22 11 7 0     0    
Grassland 28% 9 0     0     0    
District Summary   22 11 7 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 59% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 31% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 9 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 50% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 45% 20 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 2% 16 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 19 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Fire Weather District Fuel Type and Coverage FBI FBI >= 24 FBI >= 50 FBI >= 100
Cover (%) From Dur Cover (%) From Dur Cover (%) From Dur
North East Forest 68% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 79% 26 12 13 5 0     0    
Grassland 19% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 46 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   12 13 5 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 63% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 37% 22 1 13 4 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 13 4 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 41% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Fire Weather District Fuel Type and Coverage FBI FBI >= 24 FBI >= 50 FBI >= 100
Cover (%) From Dur Cover (%) From Dur Cover (%) From Dur
South East Forest 72% 25 11 13 5 0     0    
Grassland 21% 9 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 45 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   11 11 7 0     0    
Fire Weather District Fuel Type and Coverage FBI FBI >= 24 FBI >= 50 FBI >= 100
Cover (%) From Dur Cover (%) From Dur Cover (%) From Dur
Central Plateau Forest 77% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 11% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 5 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 20 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 2 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 31 7 9 12 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 5 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   7 9 12 0     0    

Weather Information
for Thursday 29 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 28 October 2026.

Fire Weather District Max Temp
(deg C)		 Min RH
(%)		 Wind (km/h) 1500 m Wind (km/h) Mix Height
(m AMSL)		 TAL Rainfall
(mm)
Dir Speed Gust Dir Speed
King Island 17-17 65-66 W 25-25 30-40 SW 40 1200 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 18-18 52-55 W 35-45 50-65 SW 45 1200 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 17-20 44-55 SW 20-30 30-40 SW 50 1500 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 21-22 37-40 W 20-30 25-40 SW 45 2000 0 0.0-0.0
North East 20-22 32-43 W 20-35 25-50 SW 40 2100 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 20-23 32-38 W 25-40 40-55 SW 65 2300 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 19-22 35-40 W 20-40 30-55 SW 55 2100 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 16-18 48-54 W 25-35 35-50 W 60 1800 0 0.0-0.0
South East 18-20 44-51 W 25-40 40-55 SW 70 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 13-16 47-57 W 25-35 35-45 SW 55 2000 0 0.0-1.0
Western 14-16 62-67 W 25-40 40-55 W 55 1600 0 0.0-4.0
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