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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 7 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Thursday 5 November 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 6 4 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 19 5 30 1  
Central Coast   No Rating 10 6 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 19 6 15 0  
Kentish   Moderate 12 6 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 13 6 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 8 6 0 0  
Circular Head   No Rating 10 4 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 18 6 22 1  
Launceston City   Moderate 21 5 29 1  
George Town   Moderate 18 6 15 1  
Dorset   Moderate 14 6 35 1  
Break O'Day   Moderate 20 6 20 1  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 25 5 0 1  
Sorell   High 25 4 33 0  
Northern Midlands   High 24 6 22 1  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 20 4 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 18 4 0 0  
Tasman   High 28 4 0 0  
Kingborough   High 24 4 25 0  
Clarence City   High 26 4 32 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 17 4 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 21 4 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 21 4 2 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 13 6 1 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 20 5 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 13 4 23 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 8 5 0 0  
West Coast   No Rating 11 3 15 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 15 4 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.

Saturday

Showers, falling as snow to around 500 metres in the morning in the south and rising during the day to be around 800 metres in the evening. Possible small hail in the west, far south and Bass Strait Islands. Possible thunderstorms about the northeast and Furneaux Islands. Southwest to southerly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 7 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Thursday 5 November 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% 2 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 40% 20 0     0     0    
Shrubland 31% 9 0     0     0    
Grassland 28% 8 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 59% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 31% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 50% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 45% 22 2 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 2% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 1% 8 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 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% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 23% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 21 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 79% 24 9 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 19% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 34 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   10 12 8 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 63% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 37% 26 10 13 5 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   10 13 5 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 19 0     0     0    
Grassland 41% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 3 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 72% 24 8 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 21% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 17 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 43 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 11 0     0     0    
District Summary   8 10 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
Central Plateau Forest 77% 21 2 13 5 0     0    
Grassland 11% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 19 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 2 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 13 5 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 1 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 6% 0 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 8 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 7 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Thursday 5 November 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 14-14 48-50 SW 30-35 40-50 SW 45 2900 0 0.0-4.0
Furneaux Islands 16-16 40-43 SW 20-25 30-40 SW 35 3300 1 0.0-7.0
North West Coast 14-15 35-44 SW 20-30 30-45 SW 40 3400 0 0.0-3.0
Central North 15-15 32-34 S 15-20 25-30 SW 30 3800 1 0.0-2.0
North East 16-17 30-34 S 15-20 20-30 SW 30 3900 1 0.0-6.0
East Coast 13-16 34-37 SW 25-35 35-50 SW 40 3800 1 0.0-5.0
Midlands 13-15 33-40 S 20-25 25-35 SW 35 3700 0 0.0-4.0
Upper Derwent Valley 11-13 42-47 SW 15-20 25-30 SW 35 3400 0 0.0-5.0
South East 12-14 42-47 SW 25-35 30-45 SW 40 3300 0 1.0-6.0
Central Plateau 8-10 42-51 SW 20-30 30-40 SW 35 3700 0 0.0-5.0
Western 11-14 47-52 SW 20-25 30-40 SW 35 3200 0 2.0-10.0
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