Tuesday 20/10/2015: Gritting and Weather Update - GREEN Status

Gritting Nottingham

Nottingham City Council - Highway & Energy Infrastructure
The Winter Service 2015/16 - Gritting Decision

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Issued 11.35 am Tuesday 20th October 2015
Valid for the period 12:00pm Tuesday  20th October 2015 to Wednesday 21st October 2015
Issued by Tony Thacker

 

Carriageways No Action Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

It will be a dry afternoon with sunny spells, but during the latter part of the evening cloud will start to increase from the west. During the second half of the night, light or moderate outbreaks of rain are expected to arrive, but this rain should gradually ease during Wednesday morning. 

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Wednesday Cloudy through Wednesday afternoon and for the start of the night with patchy light rain or drizzle. Turning dry with some clear spells towards the end of the night. Dry with sunny spells Thursday morning and increasingly windy. RST's staying above freezing..

Thursday

Dry and quite windy with sunny spells on Thursday afternoon. The winds gradually easing through the day. Dry with clear spells overnight. Dry with sunny spells and light winds on Friday morning..

Friday

and

Saturday

Dry with sunny spells and light winds on Friday afternoon. Dry with clear spells and gentle south-westerly winds overnight. Dry with sunny spells on Saturday morning. Cloudy with light to moderate rain during Saturday afternoon. The cloud and rain clearing to the east later on Saturday, giving way to broken cloud and largely dry conditions for the afternoon and overnight. Dry with sunny spells on Sunday morning. RST's should stay above freezing on Saturday and Sunday.

 
Please Note: The colour code used for the headings for these forecast refer to the weather forecast and not the need to grit.
RED - The weather will cause road surface temperatures to fall or stay below zero.
AMBER - The weather may cause road surface temperatures to fall below zero.
GREEN - The weather will not cause road surface temperatures to fall below zero.
 
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