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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Thursday 5 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 November 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 6 8 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 20 6 29 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 12 9 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 22 8 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 15 9 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 15 9 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 10 9 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 12 7 6 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 22 8 33 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 22 7 13 0  
George Town   Moderate 22 7 28 0  
Dorset   Moderate 17 7 16 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 18 7 45 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 22 6 38 0  
Sorell   Moderate 22 6 67 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 23 7 34 0  
Southern Midlands   High 25 6 21 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 23 4 0 0  
Tasman   Moderate 21 7 75 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 23 6 49 0  
Clarence City   High 27 5 63 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 22 5 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 22 5 0 0  
Brighton   High 27 5 22 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 8 17 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 21 6 6 0  
Huon Valley   High 24 5 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 8 8 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 18 3 0 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 20 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

Showers about the west, and morning showers about the east. Fine elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds turning west to northwesterly in the afternoon.

Detailed Forecast
for Thursday 5 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 November 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% 4 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 24 1 15 2 0     0    
District Summary   1 15 2 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 40% 20 0     0     0    
Shrubland 31% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 28% 8 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 59% 14 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 31% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 50% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 45% 24 5 14 5 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 2% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   5 14 5 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% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 13 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
East Coast Forest 79% 22 1 13 5 0     0    
Grassland 19% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 13 5 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 63% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 37% 26 17 14 5 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 21 0     0     0    
District Summary   17 14 5 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 25 7 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 41% 9 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 0 0     0     0    
District Summary   7 13 6 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% 23 6 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 21% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 27 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   6 13 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% 21 2 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 11% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 3 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 13 6 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 1 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 24 3 14 10 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 2 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   3 14 10 0     0    

Weather Information
for Thursday 5 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 November 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 16-16 52-53 VRB 30-35 40-50 W 40 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 18-19 47-52 W 25-35 35-50 W 30 2100 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 17-20 31-38 SW 25-30 35-45 SW 40 2100 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 20-21 28-33 NW 15-25 20-35 S 30 2500 0 0.0-0.0
North East 19-20 33-40 SW 15-20 20-30 W 25 2500 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 19-20 27-32 SW 15-20 25-30 W 30 2600 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 19-21 23-28 W 15-25 25-30 W 30 2700 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 18-19 28-32 W 20-25 25-35 W 35 2400 0 0.0-0.0
South East 19-20 28-32 SW 20-25 30-35 W 40 2300 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 14-17 32-38 SW 20-25 30-35 SW 35 2600 0 0.0-1.0
Western 16-17 39-44 NW 25-40 35-55 W 40 2100 0 0.0-3.0
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