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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Wednesday 14 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 13 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 6 1 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 16 4 20 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 6 1 51 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 13 3 31 0  
Kentish   No Rating 9 2 31 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 7 1 33 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 7 2 27 0  
Circular Head   No Rating 9 1 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 14 2 30 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 16 3 41 0  
George Town   Moderate 14 3 30 0  
Dorset   Moderate 14 4 27 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 20 4 29 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 24 2 26 0  
Sorell   Moderate 21 1 37 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 19 2 21 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 18 1 27 0  
Upper Derwent Valley No Rating NA 10 1 23 0  
Tasman   Moderate 22 1 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 17 1 31 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 20 1 39 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 16 1 28 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 18 1 1 0  
Brighton   Moderate 18 1 33 0  
Meander Valley   No Rating 8 2 27 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 13 1 12 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 13 0 32 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 3 1 10 0  
West Coast   Moderate 13 0 26 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 12 0 16 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

Light showers about the west and far south, falling as snow above 900 metres during the morning. Fine elsewhere, after patchy morning frost inland. South to southwesterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Wednesday 14 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 13 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% 5 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 40% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 31% 9 0     0     0    
Grassland 28% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 59% 7 0     0     0    
Grassland 31% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 12 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 2 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 50% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 45% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 2% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 4 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% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 4 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
East Coast Forest 79% 23 5 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 19% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 28 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   5 13 6 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 63% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 37% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 5 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 13 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 11 0     0     0    
Grassland 41% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 4 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 0 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
South East Forest 72% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 21% 7 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 32 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 13 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
Central Plateau Forest 77% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 11% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 15 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 1 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 62% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 6% 4 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 2 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    

Weather Information
for Wednesday 14 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 13 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 15-15 49-50 S 15-20 25-30 S 25 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 16-16 34-39 SW 15-25 25-35 S 20 2200 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 15-16 41-45 S 15-25 25-35 S 30 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 15-16 37-42 S 15-15 20-25 S 30 2400 0 0.0-0.0
North East 15-16 34-40 SW 15-20 20-25 S 30 2400 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 14-16 33-38 SW 20-25 25-35 SW 35 2400 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 14-16 35-37 SW 15-20 25-30 SW 35 2400 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 13-15 39-43 SW 15-20 20-25 SW 30 2300 0 0.0-0.0
South East 14-15 38-44 SW 20-30 30-45 SW 40 2300 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 10-12 43-49 SW 20-30 30-40 SW 30 2400 0 0.0-0.0
Western 13-15 49-52 SW 20-25 25-35 SW 25 2300 0 0.0-1.0
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