Australian weather and warnings information

BySMBI.Community.WPAdmin.user

On 1 September 2022, the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services launched the Australian Fire Danger Rating System.

This new system uses 4 simple ratings: moderate, high, extreme, catastrophic, to classify fire danger at fire weather districts across Australia.

IDQ13016

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Queensland Fire Danger Ratings

Issued at 4:27 pm EST on Monday 8 April 2024.

District Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Peninsula No Rating 6 No Rating 7 No Rating 7 No Rating 7
Gulf Country Moderate 22 Moderate 22 Moderate 21 Moderate 19
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders Moderate 14 Moderate 14 Moderate 13 Moderate 12
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands No Rating 6 No Rating 7 No Rating 8 No Rating 8
Herbert and Lower Burdekin No Rating 7 No Rating 7 No Rating 7 No Rating 7
Central Coast and Whitsundays No Rating 6 No Rating 7 No Rating 7 No Rating 7
Capricornia No Rating 3 No Rating 5 No Rating 3 No Rating 3
Central Highlands and Coalfields No Rating 10 No Rating 11 No Rating 9 No Rating 9
Central West Moderate 17 Moderate 17 Moderate 15 Moderate 12
North West Moderate 21 Moderate 20 Moderate 18 Moderate 16
Channel Country Moderate 21 Moderate 16 Moderate 13 Moderate 12
Maranoa and Warrego Moderate 13 No Rating 10 No Rating 8 No Rating 7
Darling Downs and Granite Belt Moderate 19 Moderate 16 No Rating 9 No Rating 10
Wide Bay and Burnett No Rating 7 No Rating 8 No Rating 7 No Rating 7
Southeast Coast No Rating 7 No Rating 7 No Rating 7 No Rating 7

Code

Fire Danger Ratings

(Fire Behaviour Index – FBI)

No Rating

(< 12)

Moderate

(12-23)

High

(24-49)

Extreme

(50-99)

Catastrophic


(>= 100)

Notes

  • For all weather information, visit the Bureau of Meteorology web page at www.bom.gov.au.

  • For information on Fire Bans and how to Prepare. Act. Survive. Visit www.qfes.qld.gov.au.

  • For all current bushfire warnings, visit www.qfes.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents

  • Note: On occasion Fire Danger Ratings may not adhere to FBI thresholds above due to agency discretion in setting FDRs.