Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Thursday 5 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 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
7
0
0
Flinders
High
29
8
0
0
Central Coast
Moderate
21
5
0
0
Latrobe
High
33
5
0
0
Kentish
High
25
5
0
0
Burnie City
Moderate
21
5
0
0
Devonport City
High
27
5
0
0
Circular Head
Moderate
21
4
0
0
West Tamar
High
28
5
3
0
Launceston City
High
28
4
44
0
George Town
High
32
5
0
0
Dorset
High
33
6
38
0
Break O'Day
High
24
6
54
0
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
High
30
5
95
0
Sorell
High
26
2
0
0
Northern Midlands
High
25
6
38
0
Southern Midlands
High
26
3
6
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Moderate
NA
22
1
0
0
Tasman
High
28
1
0
0
Kingborough
High
27
1
28
0
Clarence City
High
28
2
0
0
Glenorchy City
Moderate
21
1
0
0
Hobart City
Moderate
22
1
0
0
Brighton
High
28
2
0
0
Meander Valley
High
24
4
4
0
Central Highlands
Moderate
21
2
0
0
Huon Valley
Moderate
19
1
28
0
Waratah-Wynyard
Moderate
17
4
0
0
West Coast
Moderate
18
1
0
0
Derwent Valley
Moderate
20
0
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.
Thursday
Showers about the west and south, easing and contracting to the west during the morning. Isolated showers developing about the east coast during the afternoon and evening. Fine elsewhere. Westerly winds, with afternoon sea breezes about the east coast.
Detailed Forecast for Thursday 5 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 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%
11
0
0
0
Forest 8%
30
1
13
6
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
District Summary
1
13
6
0
0
Furneaux Islands
Forest 37%
31
32
13
6
0
0
Shrubland 34%
23
1
13
4
0
0
Grassland 29%
17
0
0
0
District Summary
33
13
6
0
0
North West Coast
Forest 60%
23
5
11
8
0
0
Grassland 31%
11
0
0
0
Shrubland 4%
23
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
24
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 1%
8
0
0
0
Pine 1%
46
1
2
20
0
0
District Summary
6
2
20
0
0
Central North
Grassland 48%
17
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Forest 47%
31
30
13
6
0
0
Woodland 2%
8
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
18
0
0
0
Pine 1%
50
1
0
24
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
32
2
20
< 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
North East
Forest 68%
31
20
13
6
0
0
Grassland 22%
19
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 5%
49
3
0
23
< 1
NA
NA
0
Shrubland 4%
26
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 0%
7
0
0
0
Buttongrass 0%
38
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
25
1
20
< 1
NA
NA
0
East Coast
Forest 80%
28
33
12
6
0
0
Grassland 18%
16
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
19
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Pine 0%
38
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
34
12
6
0
0
Midlands
Grassland 61%
19
0
0
0
Forest 38%
27
25
13
6
0
0
Woodland 0%
8
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
4
0
0
0
Pine 0%
29
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
25
13
6
0
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Forest 55%
22
2
11
8
0
0
Grassland 40%
17
0
0
0
Pine 4%
37
3
0
21
0
0
Woodland 0%
7
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
4
0
0
0
District Summary
6
0
21
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%
27
16
11
8
0
0
Grassland 20%
16
0
0
0
Woodland 4%
8
0
0
0
Shrubland 2%
21
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 0%
48
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Buttongrass 0%
26
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
16
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
1
13
6
0
0
Grassland 11%
14
0
0
0
Shrubland 8%
6
0
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
23
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 0%
6
0
0
0
District Summary
1
4
15
0
0
Western
Forest 62%
10
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Buttongrass 32%
20
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Shrubland 6%
11
0
0
0
Grassland 0%
6
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
4
0
0
0
Pine 0%
33
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
1
0
21
0
0
Weather Information
for Thursday 5 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 4 February 2026.
