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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Thursday 5 March 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 March 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 14 8 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 20 8 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 13 8 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 21 9 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 16 9 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 13 8 0 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 15 9 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 16 7 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 21 9 31 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 21 8 18 0  
George Town   Moderate 19 9 0 0  
Dorset   Moderate 20 8 0 0  
Break O'Day   High 25 10 4 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 37 10 1 0  
Sorell   High 38 8 0 0  
Northern Midlands   High 31 9 0 0  
Southern Midlands   High 40 8 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley High NA 35 7 7 0 Y
Tasman   High 26 8 37 0  
Kingborough   High 32 8 13 0  
Clarence City   High 37 8 35 0  
Glenorchy City   High 26 8 0 0  
Hobart City   High 26 8 0 0  
Brighton   High 40 8 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 21 9 0 0  
Central Highlands   High 30 8 0 0  
Huon Valley   High 39 7 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 8 8 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 23 3 0 0  
Derwent Valley   High 34 7 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 developing about the west and northeast. Fine elsewhere. West to northwesterly winds, becoming fresh and gusty during the day.

Detailed Forecast
for Thursday 5 March 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 March 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% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 14 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 29 1 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 13 6 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 37% 21 0     0     0    
Shrubland 34% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 60% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 31% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 17 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 43 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 10 11 0     0    
Central North Grassland 48% 25 6 12 7 0     0    
Forest 47% 24 5 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 2% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 50 1 9 15 < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   13 9 15 < 1 NA NA 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% 22 5 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 22% 17 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 33 2 10 14 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 35 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   9 10 14 0     0    
East Coast Forest 80% 36 45 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 18% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 1% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 56 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   46 13 6 < 1 NA NA 0    
Midlands Grassland 61% 31 36 12 7 0     0    
Forest 38% 40 35 12 7 0     0    
Woodland 0% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 54 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   72 12 7 < 1 NA NA 0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 34 24 12 7 < 1 NA NA 0    
Grassland 40% 33 21 12 7 0     0    
Pine 4% 56 4 4 20 3 11 8 0    
Woodland 0% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 9 0     0     0    
District Summary   50 9 15 3 11 8 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 73% 32 27 12 7 0     0    
Grassland 20% 32 4 12 7 0     0    
Woodland 4% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 60 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
Buttongrass 0% 39 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   33 11 8 < 1 NA NA 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% 27 14 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 11% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 9 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   15 12 7 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 8 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 41 14 2 19 < 1 NA NA 0    
Shrubland 6% 11 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 49 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   15 2 19 < 1 NA NA 0    

Weather Information
for Thursday 5 March 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 March 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 22-22 61-64 W 30-40 45-55 W 55 1200 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 22-23 55-58 W 30-35 40-50 W 55 1100 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 22-24 46-57 W 25-35 35-50 W 55 1700 0 0.0-2.0
Central North 22-24 44-56 NW 30-40 45-60 W 60 1600 0 0.0-0.0
North East 22-24 46-58 W 25-40 35-55 W 65 1500 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 25-28 32-40 NW 25-35 35-50 W 65 1700 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 25-26 33-36 NW 30-40 40-55 W 65 2000 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 23-25 35-39 NW 30-40 40-55 W 75 1900 0 0.0-1.0
South East 24-26 35-42 NW 30-40 40-55 W 75 1700 0 0.0-1.0
Central Plateau 19-22 39-51 NW 25-35 40-50 W 60 2100 0 0.0-2.0
Western 20-21 57-64 NW 40-50 55-70 NW 80 1700 0 2.0-7.0
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