Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Tuesday 20 October 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Sunday 18 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
5
0
1
Flinders
Moderate
18
7
21
0
Central Coast
No Rating
8
5
26
1
Latrobe
Moderate
15
5
29
0
Kentish
Moderate
12
5
26
1
Burnie City
No Rating
9
5
16
1
Devonport City
No Rating
7
5
27
0
Circular Head
Moderate
12
5
26
1
West Tamar
Moderate
17
5
22
0
Launceston City
Moderate
19
5
19
0
George Town
Moderate
15
5
15
0
Dorset
Moderate
16
6
19
0
Break O'Day
High
24
6
0
1
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
High
25
8
1
2
Sorell
High
24
6
32
2
Northern Midlands
High
25
6
0
1
Southern Midlands
High
25
7
0
2
Upper Derwent Valley
Moderate
NA
17
5
28
2
Tasman
Moderate
20
6
80
1
Kingborough
Moderate
18
5
88
2
Clarence City
High
25
6
95
2
Glenorchy City
Moderate
18
5
0
2
Hobart City
Moderate
18
5
23
2
Brighton
High
24
5
0
2
Meander Valley
Moderate
13
5
28
1
Central Highlands
Moderate
20
6
0
2
Huon Valley
High
29
4
32
1
Waratah-Wynyard
No Rating
9
5
18
1
West Coast
Moderate
22
5
28
1
Derwent Valley
High
24
5
0
2
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.
Tuesday
Showers about the west and south, extending statewide in the afternoon and easing in the evening. Possible afternoon thunderstorms about all parts except the north coast and more likely about the southeast. North to northwesterly winds. Afternoon sea breezes in the southeast.
