Saturday 19/12/2015: Gritting and Weather Update - GREEN Status

Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 19-12-2015 12:10 PM GMT

Gritting Nottingham

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

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Issued 12.10pm Saturday 19th December 2015
Valid for the period 12:00pm Saturday 19th December 2015 to Sunday 20th December 2015
Issued by Robert O'Regan

 

Carriageways No Action Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

Saturday afternoon will be mild, dry and breezy with some sunny periods. It will stay dry for most of the night. The night will be exceptionally mild for December and RSTs will stay well above freezing. After dawn on Sunday morning, some sunshine is likely, but also one or two light showers.

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Sunday Rather breezy on Sunday afternoon with a mixture of sunny intervals and showers, some of these may be heavy with local hail and a chance of thunder. Any remaining showers becoming very isolated during the evening with lengthy clear periods developing. As a result RSTs falling lower than during recent nights. Cloud thickening on Monday morning with a risk of some rain arriving by noon.

Monday

 Becoming very windy on Monday afternoon with periods of rain. Perhaps turning somewhat drier for a time overnight, but remaining cloudy with a risk of occasional outbreaks of rain at times. A mild night with RSTs holding above freezing.

Tuesday

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Wednesday

Windy and mostly cloudy on Tuesday afternoon with further periods of rain, heavy at times. The rain probably clearing during the evening with clear periods and scattered showers overnight. Sunny periods and a few scattered blustery showers on Wednesday and feeling colder. Clear periods at first overnight, but probably becoming progressively wetter and windier during the night and staying similar on Thursday morning.
 

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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