Wednesday 04/11/2015: 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 12.00 pm Wednesday 4th November 2015
Valid for the period 12:00pm Wednesday 4th November 2015 to Thursday 5 November 2015
Issued by Robert O'Regan

 

Carriageways No Action Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

It will be a largely cloudy afternoon with a few bright spells at times but also a risk of some light rain. It will stay mostly dry overnight with some fleeting clear spells now and again but on the whole generally cloudy. Tomorrow morning will be mainly cloudy but a few bright spells are possible. It will be mild again with RSTs staying well above freezing.

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Thursday It will be a cloudy and breezy afternoon with spells of rain, this moderate or heavy at times. The rain will ease during the evening with drier conditions developing overnight, albeit still with a risk of some light showery rain at times. Mostly dry on Friday morning although a few showers could not be ruled out.

Friday

Generally dry and mild during the afternoon with sunny periods. Mostly dry overnight with clear periods at first, but perhaps becoming cloudier later. It will be a slightly chillier night than recently, however RSTs are still expected to stay above freezing. Becoming windy on Saturday morning with outbreaks of rain, this turning increasingly heavy and persistent

Saturday

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Sunday

Rain clearing on Saturday afternoon with winds easing and clear skies developing overnight. Temperatures falling lower than recent nights, perhaps down to low single figures in places, however they are still expected to remain above freezing. A fine and dry start on Sunday, but soon becoming wet and windy with periods of rain and these conditions lasting into Monday

 
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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