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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 24 January 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 20 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   No Rating 9 10 57 0  
Flinders   Moderate 20 10 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 13 9 32 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 19 9 35 0  
Kentish   Moderate 17 8 28 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 15 9 18 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 14 9 39 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 20 10 36 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 20 9 38 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 21 9 17 0  
George Town   Moderate 20 9 33 0  
Dorset   Moderate 18 10 17 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 20 10 8 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 27 9 0 0  
Sorell   High 25 8 0 0  
Northern Midlands   High 25 9 16 0  
Southern Midlands   High 27 9 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley High NA 27 8 22 0  
Tasman   High 26 8 0 0  
Kingborough   High 24 8 58 0  
Clarence City   High 31 8 41 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 22 7 44 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 22 7 38 0  
Brighton   High 31 8 1 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 17 8 32 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 22 9 10 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 19 8 73 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 14 9 26 0  
West Coast   Moderate 19 9 28 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 23 8 22 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.

Saturday

Dry apart form isolated showers about eastern and western coasts, later. Possible morning fog patches. Freshening northerly winds, tending westerly about the west and south later.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 24 January 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 20 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% 10 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 30 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% 11 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 11 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 60% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 31% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 4 16 0     0    
Central North Grassland 48% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 47% 24 4 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 10 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 27 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   5 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
North East Forest 68% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 22% 11 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 80% 25 11 12 7 0     0    
Grassland 18% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 29 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 35 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   12 11 8 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 61% 20 0     0     0    
Forest 38% 29 24 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 0% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   24 13 6 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 27 14 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 40% 17 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 40 3 13 10 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   17 13 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
South East Forest 73% 25 12 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 20% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 51 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
Buttongrass 0% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   12 13 6 < 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% 21 3 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 11% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 4 0     0     0    
District Summary   3 13 6 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 9 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 21 1 8 14 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 37 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 8 14 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 24 January 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 20 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 27-27 41-43 NE 25-30 35-40 NW 45 300 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 25-26 46-48 NE 25-30 35-40 W 25 1100 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 24-26 44-50 NE 25-35 35-50 NW 40 1300 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 26-28 36-43 N 15-25 25-35 NW 30 1700 0 0.0-0.0
North East 25-26 43-46 N 15-20 20-30 NW 30 1700 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 26-28 34-39 N 25-40 30-50 NW 35 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 27-29 29-35 N 20-25 30-35 NW 35 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 30-32 24-26 N 15-20 20-30 NW 35 2400 0 0.0-0.0
South East 27-31 27-33 NE 20-30 30-45 NW 35 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 23-27 31-40 N 25-30 30-40 NW 35 1900 0 0.0-0.0
Western 29-31 24-28 NE 20-25 25-40 NW 40 2000 0 0.0-0.0
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