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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 7 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 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 21 6 32 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 12 6 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 21 6 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 16 6 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 15 6 0 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 12 6 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 13 4 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 21 6 15 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 23 6 18 0  
George Town   Moderate 20 6 21 0  
Dorset   Moderate 16 7 38 1  
Break O'Day   Moderate 22 7 14 1  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 27 5 0 0  
Sorell   High 26 4 23 0  
Northern Midlands   High 26 6 0 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 22 4 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 19 4 0 0  
Tasman   High 30 4 0 0  
Kingborough   High 25 4 21 0  
Clarence City   High 28 4 33 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 18 4 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 20 4 2 0  
Brighton   Moderate 23 4 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 6 0 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 21 5 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 13 4 28 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 10 5 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 12 3 23 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 about the west and south, extending statewide during the day and 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. Southwesterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 7 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 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% 28 1 13 6 0     0    
District Summary   1 13 6 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 40% 21 0     0     0    
Shrubland 31% 10 0     0     0    
Grassland 28% 8 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 59% 15 < 1 NA NA 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% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 50% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 45% 25 7 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 2% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 1% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   7 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% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 23% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 11 5 0     0    
East Coast Forest 79% 26 20 12 7 0     0    
Grassland 19% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 36 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   20 12 7 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 63% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 37% 28 13 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 31 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   14 12 7 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 41% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 3 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
South East Forest 72% 26 12 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 21% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 19 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 47 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 12 0     0     0    
District Summary   12 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
Central Plateau Forest 77% 21 3 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 11% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 19 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 3 0     0     0    
District Summary   3 13 6 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 1 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 6% 1 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 5 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 7 November 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 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 13-14 46-50 SW 30-35 40-50 SW 40 2800 0 0.0-3.0
Furneaux Islands 16-16 37-40 SW 25-25 35-40 SW 35 3000 0 0.0-6.0
North West Coast 13-14 31-43 SW 20-30 30-45 SW 40 3200 0 0.0-2.0
Central North 15-15 30-32 S 20-20 25-30 SW 30 3500 0 0.0-1.0
North East 16-16 29-32 S 15-20 20-30 S 30 3600 1 0.0-4.0
East Coast 13-16 31-35 SW 20-35 30-45 SW 35 3600 0 0.0-4.0
Midlands 13-15 31-39 S 20-25 25-35 SW 35 3500 0 0.0-3.0
Upper Derwent Valley 11-13 40-45 SW 20-25 25-30 SW 35 3200 0 0.0-4.0
South East 12-14 40-45 SW 25-35 35-50 SW 40 3200 0 0.0-5.0
Central Plateau 8-10 43-51 SW 25-30 35-40 SW 35 3400 0 0.0-4.0
Western 11-13 47-52 SW 25-30 35-45 SW 35 3000 0 1.0-8.0
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