Wednesday 16/12/2015: Gritting and Weather Update - GREEN Status

Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 16-12-2015 01:30 PM GMT

Gritting Nottingham

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

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Issued 13.30pm Wednesday 16th December 2015
Valid for the period 12:00pm Wednesday 16th December 2015 to Thursday 17th December 2015
Issued by Robert O'Regan

 

Carriageways No Action Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

It will be largely cloudy this afternoon and evening with outbreaks of patchy light rain and drizzle in places, mainly confined to the hills. The cloud will be low enough to give some patches of mist and hill fog. Conditions will improve for a time overnight, before cloud increases during Thursday morning, with rain arriving from the west, which will move eastwards later in the day. It will be staying very mild, with RSTs comfortably above freezing.

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Thursday A band of rain will spread eastwards across the area during the afternoon. Drier and clearer overnight, then becoming increasingly cloudy Friday morning.

Friday

Cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle.

Saturday

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Sunday

 Unsettled and breezy during Saturday with a band of persistent, and at times heavy rain spreading across the area. Rain clearing to scattered showers on Sunday. Cooler conditions expected Sunday night into Monday morning but still mild for the time of year.

 
 

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 (RSTs) to fall or stay below zero.
AMBER - The weather may cause road surface temperatures (RSTs) to fall below zero.
GREEN - The weather will not cause road surface temperatures (RSTs) to fall below zero.
 
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