Saturday 31/10/2015: 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 12.20pm Saturday 31st October 2015
Valid for the period 12:00pm Saturday 31st October 2015 to Sunday 1st November 2015
Issued by Richard Dunn

 

Carriageways No Action Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

Dry this afternoon with a mixture of patchy low cloud and bright or sunny periods. Very mild and feeling warm in the sunshine with relatively light winds. Staying dry this evening and overnight with low cloud becoming more widespread giving mist and fog in places. Road Surface Temperatures (RSTs) will stay well above freezing. Sunday morning will start dull and murky with low cloud and fog only slowly thinning and lifting.

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Sunday

Bright or sunny spells during the day and light winds. Some clearer spells overnight and perhaps some mist or fog forming and RSTs remaining above freezing. Mostly cloudy Monday morning.

Monday

Perhaps some late brightness during the afternoon, then clearer spells overnight. Mist or fog likely to form once again overnight keeping RSTs above freezing. Any mist/fog slowly clearing Tuesday morning.

Tuesday

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Wednesday

Some brighter spells during Tuesday afternoon, then cloudy into the evening with outbreaks of rain. This will continue overnight, with some heavier bursts likely at times during Wednesday. Drier overnight into Thursday, then isolated showers Thursday morning. RSTs above freezing both nights.

 
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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