IDT13133

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Friday 23 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Monday 19 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 7 8 0 1  
Flinders   Moderate 19 8 24 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 9 7 36 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 16 7 43 0  
Kentish   Moderate 13 7 29 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 11 7 29 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 8 7 34 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 12 8 39 1  
West Tamar   Moderate 19 7 24 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 22 7 22 0  
George Town   Moderate 17 7 27 0  
Dorset   Moderate 19 8 23 0  
Break O'Day   High 29 7 0 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 34 8 0 0  
Sorell   High 34 7 40 0  
Northern Midlands   High 32 6 3 0  
Southern Midlands   High 34 7 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 22 7 11 0  
Tasman   Moderate 23 7 57 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 23 7 100 0  
Clarence City   High 35 7 97 0  
Glenorchy City   High 25 6 6 0  
Hobart City   High 24 6 31 0  
Brighton   High 33 7 29 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 7 23 0  
Central Highlands   High 25 7 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 19 6 26 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 10 7 27 0  
West Coast   Moderate 17 7 11 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 20 6 25 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.

Friday

Showers, tending more widespread about the west during the evening. North to northwesterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Friday 23 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Monday 19 October 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    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 40% 20 0     0     0    
Shrubland 31% 9 0     0     0    
Grassland 28% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 59% 12 0     0     0    
Grassland 31% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 50% 10 0     0     0    
Forest 45% 25 6 13 5 0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 2% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 1% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   6 11 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
North East Forest 68% 26 12 11 7 0     0    
Grassland 23% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 36 1 9 9 < 1 NA NA 0    
Shrubland 4% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 21 0     0     0    
District Summary   14 11 7 < 1 NA NA 0    
East Coast Forest 79% 34 64 11 8 0     0    
Grassland 19% 16 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 47 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   64 11 8 < 1 NA NA 0    
Midlands Grassland 63% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 37% 36 32 10 9 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 37 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   32 10 9 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 27 8 13 4 0     0    
Grassland 41% 11 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   8 11 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
South East Forest 72% 24 8 10 8 0     0    
Grassland 21% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 11 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 52 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
Buttongrass 0% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   8 8 10 < 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 10 11 8 0     0    
Grassland 11% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 9 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 2 0     0     0    
District Summary   10 9 10 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 1 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 21 1 0 12 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 10 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 0 16 0     0    

Weather Information
for Friday 23 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Monday 19 October 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 24-24 55-56 N 20-25 30-35 NW 55 700 1 0.0-9.0
Furneaux Islands 26-27 40-42 N 20-20 25-30 NW 35 1400 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 22-23 55-60 N 20-25 30-35 NW 60 1300 1 2.0-14.0
Central North 24-26 45-51 N 20-30 30-40 NW 55 1600 0 0.0-8.0
North East 24-27 38-47 NW 20-30 25-45 NW 50 2100 0 0.0-3.0
East Coast 26-28 33-37 NW 25-35 35-45 NW 60 2300 0 0.0-3.0
Midlands 26-27 36-41 NW 25-40 35-55 NW 60 2300 0 0.0-5.0
Upper Derwent Valley 26-28 35-39 NW 20-30 30-40 NW 60 2600 0 1.0-7.0
South East 25-28 35-42 NW 20-30 30-45 NW 60 2200 0 1.0-8.0
Central Plateau 21-24 41-51 NW 30-40 45-55 NW 60 2600 0 2.0-11.0
Western 23-24 49-53 NW 25-30 35-45 NW 65 2000 0 2.0-14.0
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