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Check on your friends and family living in bushfire prone areas - they might appreciate your help preparing for the oncoming fire season.

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timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 10h
There are early signs that the fire season in Victoria and Tasmania could be bad.

This seasonal outlook for rain (left) and temperature (right) over the next three months is not friendly. There is lots of time to pass until fire season down here - and things will shift! - but this is a bad start.
Map showing the chance that rainfall will be low in Victoria and Tasmania. In the southern half of Victoria, there is an above average (1.5x-2x higher than normal) chance that rainfall will be low. In most of Tasmania there is much higher than normal (2x-3.5x higher than normal) change rainfall will be low. Map showing the chance that temperatures will be high in Victoria and Tasmania. Across both state, virtually all of the state has a much, much higher than normal (4x+ times higher than normal) change temperatures will be high.
October 4, 2026 at 9:23 AM