Sunday 15/11/2015: 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 11.55 am Sunday 15th November 2015
Valid for the period 12:00 pm Sunday 15th November 2015 to Monday 16th November 2015
Issued by Tony Thacker

 

Carriageways No Action Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

Cloudy, windy and mostly dry this afternoon, although a few outbreaks of rain are possible at first. Staying windy overnight, with a band of rain moving over the area shortly after midnight. Clearer conditions will follow into the early hours of Monday morning with some clear spells, but temperatures will remain well above freezing. Monday morning will be bright and breezy with one or two showers.

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Monday Bright and breezy with the odd shower possible during the afternoon. Increasing cloud will bring a spell of rain through the evening, this clearing with cloud breaking in the early hours of Tuesday. Temperatures will dip away as skies clear, but should stay above freezing. Becoming cloudy during Tuesday morning.

Tuesday

Cloud will thicken Tuesday afternoon to bring a spell of rain late afternoon into the evening. By midnight the heaviest rain should clear leaving behind clear intervals and a few showers. Again temperatures will fall through the latter part of the night, but probably remaining above freezing. Cloud will increase once more on Wednesday morning to bring patchy rain by midday along with a freshening wind.

Wednesday

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Thursday

Wet and windy for a time on Wednesday afternoon. The heaviest rain clearing by evening, but leaving a windy night with blustery, locally heavy showers. Temperatures should stay comfortably above freezing. Showers continue into Thursday morning before a further spell of rain late in the day. This will clear by evening and will introduce much colder weather from the north for Thursday night into Friday, though RST's are likely to stay above freezing.

 
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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