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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Tuesday 3 March 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 27 February 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   Moderate 12 3 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 15 2 28 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 9 2 31 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 13 2 17 0  
Kentish   No Rating 11 2 28 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 9 2 32 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 11 2 21 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 13 6 32 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 13 2 35 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 13 1 29 0  
George Town   Moderate 13 2 28 0  
Dorset   Moderate 13 1 13 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 16 2 14 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 13 1 9 0  
Sorell   Moderate 13 1 16 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 14 2 33 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 13 2 14 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 14 2 16 0  
Tasman   Moderate 14 1 25 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 15 2 23 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 14 1 0 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 13 1 1 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 14 1 35 0  
Brighton   Moderate 14 1 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 12 3 27 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 13 3 23 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 14 5 61 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 8 4 33 0  
West Coast   Moderate 13 6 17 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 13 3 38 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.

Tuesday

Showers, contracting from the west during the day. Light winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Tuesday 3 March 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 27 February 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% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 4 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 25 1 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 13 6 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 37% 16 0     0     0    
Shrubland 34% 0 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 60% 12 0     0     0    
Grassland 31% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 19 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 48% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 47% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 0 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 21 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
North East Forest 68% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 22% 11 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 0 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
East Coast Forest 80% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 0 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 22 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Midlands Grassland 61% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 38% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 0 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 22 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 40% 13 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 20 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 0 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% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 20% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 0 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 23 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 13 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
Central Plateau Forest 77% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 11% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 12 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 62% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 6% 1 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 20 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    

Weather Information
for Tuesday 3 March 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 27 February 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 21-21 60-62 S 25-30 30-40 W 15 900 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 24-25 62-64 SE 15-20 25-30 NW 20 1000 0 0.0-2.0
North West Coast 23-24 57-66 S 20-25 25-35 NW 15 1300 0 0.0-3.0
Central North 23-24 63-70 E 15-20 20-25 NW 20 1300 0 0.0-5.0
North East 22-24 63-72 SE 15-20 20-30 NW 20 1300 0 0.0-5.0
East Coast 20-22 63-69 SE 15-20 20-30 NW 20 1300 0 0.0-3.0
Midlands 21-23 60-63 SE 15-20 20-25 NW 20 1400 0 0.0-3.0
Upper Derwent Valley 21-23 53-58 SE 15-15 20-25 NW 20 1500 0 0.0-2.0
South East 19-21 56-62 SE 15-20 25-30 NW 25 1300 0 0.0-1.0
Central Plateau 20-22 55-61 NW 15-15 20-20 NW 15 2100 0 0.0-3.0
Western 21-22 54-59 S 15-20 20-30 NW 20 1500 0 0.0-1.0
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