Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Fire Weather Warning
for East Coast and Midlands fire weather districts
Issued at 03:59 AM EDT on Wednesday 04 February 2026
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, combined with strong and gusty northwest to southwesterly winds are expected Wednesday, leading to extreme fire danger over the Midlands and the East Coast.
For the rest of Wednesday 04 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
East Coast and Midlands
The Tasmania Fire Service advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now. To create a plan, visit www.bushfire.tas.gov.au
Monitor the current bushfire situation and warnings at the TasALERT website www.alert.tas.gov.au or ABC Local Radio. For more information on fire danger ratings, fire bans, and how to prepare for bushfire visit the TFS website www.fire.tas.gov.au or call 1800 000 699.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.fire.tas.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Buckland (42.6085°S, 147.7197°E, 64m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the evening. Winds W 20 to 30 km/h shifting E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 24.
Forecast for Buckland (42.6085°S, 147.7197°E, 64m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 14° 12° 14° 15° 14° 14° 16° Maximum 21° 22° 23° 23° 23° 24° 24° Chance of rain 20% 5% 70% 70% 40% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 19
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW WNW N WNW SE ENE ENE NW E NE ENE NW WNW Relative humidity 55% 38% 58% 48% 60% 57% 79% 66% 77% 68% 80% 68% 60% 44% Dew point 7°C 6°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 14°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 17°C 13°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Buckland (42.6085°S, 147.7197°E, 64m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:45am EDT 6:16am EDT 8:28pm EDT 9:00pm EDT 9:59pm EDT 9:40am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
