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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Sunday 18 January 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 16 January 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   High 24 5 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 21 0 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 14 1 32 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 23 1 30 0  
Kentish   Moderate 18 2 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 17 1 0 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 14 1 34 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 21 7 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 22 1 27 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 21 1 2 0  
George Town   Moderate 23 0 32 0  
Dorset   Moderate 21 0 0 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 20 0 0 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 20 1 0 0  
Sorell   Moderate 20 3 0 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 20 1 2 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 20 1 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 21 2 0 0  
Tasman   Moderate 22 4 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 21 6 0 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 23 2 1 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 12 2 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 14 2 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 22 2 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 19 3 0 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 19 4 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 22 10 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 12 7 4 0  
West Coast   Moderate 19 9 40 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 23 8 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.

Sunday

Isolated showers about Bass Strait Islands and the east. East to northeasterly winds, fresh and gusty about the Bass Strait Islands and northwest coast. Afternoon seabreezes about the west coast.

Detailed Forecast
for Sunday 18 January 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 16 January 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% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 26 11 12 6 0     0    
Forest 8% 31 1 12 7 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   12 12 7 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 37% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 34% 21 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 13 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 60% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 31% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 31 1 0 24 0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 28 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   3 0 24 0     0    
Central North Grassland 48% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 47% 23 2 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 16 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 27 1 11 9 0     0    
District Summary   4 12 8 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% 21 2 13 4 0     0    
Grassland 22% 13 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   3 0 24 0     0    
East Coast Forest 80% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 18% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 29 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 61% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 38% 22 1 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 12 7 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 40% 15 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 34 2 10 14 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
District Summary   3 10 14 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 73% 21 1 13 5 0     0    
Grassland 20% 10 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 17 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 41 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 9 12 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% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 2 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 6 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 23 1 11 13 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 11 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 5 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 11 13 0     0    

Weather Information
for Sunday 18 January 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 16 January 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 21-22 56-58 E 40-45 60-65 NE 55 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 21-22 51-55 E 35-40 45-55 E 45 1900 0 0.0-2.0
North West Coast 22-24 40-48 E 30-45 40-60 E 55 2100 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 23-24 38-43 E 20-25 30-40 E 45 2200 0 0.0-0.0
North East 20-22 49-58 E 25-30 30-40 E 45 1900 0 0.0-3.0
East Coast 19-20 55-61 E 25-30 35-40 E 40 1800 0 0.0-4.0
Midlands 20-22 41-50 E 20-25 30-35 E 40 1900 0 0.0-1.0
Upper Derwent Valley 22-24 40-45 E 20-25 30-35 NE 40 2100 0 0.0-0.0
South East 20-22 48-54 NE 25-35 35-45 NE 45 1700 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 19-22 37-45 E 25-30 35-40 NE 45 2500 0 0.0-0.0
Western 24-27 33-39 E 20-30 30-40 NE 40 2300 0 0.0-0.0
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