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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Wednesday 22 April 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Saturday 18 April 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 7 6 31 0  
Flinders   Moderate 14 9 0 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 10 3 13 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 14 4 23 0  
Kentish   Moderate 12 4 22 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 10 4 0 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 14 3 27 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 15 6 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 14 5 16 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 14 6 14 0  
George Town   Moderate 14 6 22 0  
Dorset   Moderate 13 7 15 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 14 8 13 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 17 8 0 0  
Sorell   Moderate 17 8 0 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 16 7 1 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 17 8 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 14 8 24 0  
Tasman   Moderate 17 8 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 16 8 17 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 17 8 1 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 14 8 23 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 15 8 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 17 8 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 12 4 20 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 14 8 4 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 16 8 26 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 8 7 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 16 7 14 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 15 7 14 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

Isolated light showers about the northwest, otherwise fine until showers develop about the west late in the afternoon. North to northeasterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Wednesday 22 April 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Saturday 18 April 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% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 20 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 37% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 34% 7 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 60% 12 0     0     0    
Grassland 31% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 16 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 48% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 47% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 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% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 22% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 20 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 5 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
East Coast Forest 80% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 32 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 61% 15 0     0     0    
Forest 38% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 28 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 40% 12 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 2 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     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% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 20% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 10 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 36 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 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% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 11% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 3 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 19 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 1 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 62% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 11 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Wednesday 22 April 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Saturday 18 April 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 20-21 59-61 NE 25-35 35-45 NW 35 700 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 20-20 52-54 NE 15-20 25-30 NW 20 1200 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 17-19 63-68 NE 25-40 35-50 NW 35 1300 0 0.0-2.0
Central North 18-19 50-59 N 15-20 20-30 NW 30 1500 0 0.0-0.0
North East 19-20 50-56 N 15-20 20-25 NW 25 1400 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 19-21 43-49 N 15-20 20-30 N 30 1400 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 18-20 45-49 N 15-25 25-35 NW 35 1300 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 20-21 42-46 N 15-15 20-25 NW 35 1300 0 0.0-1.0
South East 20-21 42-49 N 20-25 25-35 NW 35 1100 0 0.0-1.0
Central Plateau 14-18 52-66 N 25-30 35-40 NW 35 1400 0 0.0-2.0
Western 20-22 47-52 NE 20-30 25-40 NW 40 1200 0 0.0-3.0
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