Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Wednesday 24 December 2025
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025.
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
20
0
0
0
Flinders
High
37
3
0
0
Central Coast
Moderate
13
2
0
0
Latrobe
Moderate
23
2
0
0
Kentish
Moderate
17
2
0
0
Burnie City
Moderate
16
2
0
0
Devonport City
No Rating
9
2
0
0
Circular Head
Moderate
17
2
0
0
West Tamar
High
24
3
34
0
Launceston City
High
29
4
0
0
George Town
High
25
3
0
0
Dorset
High
30
4
0
0
Break O'Day
High
34
5
0
0
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
High
40
5
0
0
Sorell
High
32
3
0
0
Northern Midlands
High
34
4
35
0
Southern Midlands
High
33
3
31
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Moderate
NA
20
3
0
0
Tasman
High
29
3
0
0
Kingborough
High
24
3
0
0
Clarence City
High
31
3
0
0
Glenorchy City
Moderate
21
3
0
0
Hobart City
Moderate
23
3
0
0
Brighton
High
31
3
0
0
Meander Valley
Moderate
16
3
32
0
Central Highlands
Moderate
23
3
0
0
Huon Valley
Moderate
13
3
0
0
Waratah-Wynyard
Moderate
12
2
0
0
West Coast
Moderate
12
3
0
0
Derwent Valley
Moderate
16
2
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.
Wednesday
Showers about the west, south and Bass Strait Islands, extending to most districts during the day. Showers tending to snow above 900 metres. Possible small hail about the west and south. Fresh west to northwesterly winds, tending fresh and gusty west to southwesterly during the day.
Detailed Forecast for Wednesday 24 December 2025
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025.
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%
23
1
12
6
0
0
Forest 8%
28
1
13
6
0
0
Woodland 0%
3
0
0
0
District Summary
2
12
7
0
0
Furneaux Islands
Forest 37%
30
30
13
6
0
0
Shrubland 34%
40
30
7
15
0
0
Grassland 29%
8
0
0
0
District Summary
61
8
13
0
0
North West Coast
Forest 60%
16
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Grassland 31%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 4%
39
1
3
21
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
29
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 1%
6
0
0
0
Pine 1%
17
0
0
0
District Summary
2
2
22
0
0
Central North
Grassland 48%
7
0
0
0
Forest 47%
31
24
13
6
0
0
Woodland 2%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
28
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 1%
20
0
0
0
District Summary
24
12
7
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%
34
28
12
7
0
0
Grassland 22%
7
0
0
0
Pine 5%
21
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Shrubland 4%
32
1
8
12
0
0
Woodland 0%
3
0
0
0
Buttongrass 0%
31
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
30
10
9
0
0
East Coast
Forest 80%
38
65
11
8
0
0
Grassland 18%
11
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
39
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Pine 0%
48
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
66
11
8
< 1
NA
NA
0
Midlands
Grassland 61%
10
0
0
0
Forest 38%
36
33
12
7
< 1
NA
NA
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
8
0
0
0
Pine 0%
22
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
33
12
7
< 1
NA
NA
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Forest 55%
22
1
13
5
0
0
Grassland 40%
7
0
0
0
Pine 4%
25
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
1
0
0
0
District Summary
2
11
9
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%
28
14
11
8
0
0
Grassland 20%
9
0
0
0
Woodland 4%
7
0
0
0
Shrubland 2%
29
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 0%
55
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
Buttongrass 0%
11
0
0
0
District Summary
14
9
11
< 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%
25
9
13
6
0
0
Grassland 11%
8
0
0
0
Shrubland 8%
14
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
18
0
0
0
Pine 0%
2
0
0
0
District Summary
9
13
6
0
0
Western
Forest 62%
0
0
0
0
Buttongrass 32%
13
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Shrubland 6%
2
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Grassland 0%
6
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Pine 0%
14
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Weather Information
for Wednesday 24 December 2025
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025.
