Saturday 26/12/2015: Gritting and Weather Update - GREEN Status

Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 26-12-2015 11:01 AM GMT

Gritting Nottingham

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

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Issued 11.01am Saturday 26th December 2015
Valid for the period 12:00pm Saturday 26th December 2015 to Sunday 27th December 2015
Issued by Tony Thacker 

 

Carriageways No Action Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

Largely cloudy and windy this afternoon. Rain will push back south late this evening/overnight (by midnight), heavy at times before clearing during Sunday morning (by 0700) and winds easing. Remaining mild.

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Sunday A mild and cloudy day with further outbreaks of rain. These clear northeastwards during the evening, with clearer spells developing. Whilst temperatures will fall, winds will become strong leading the them remaining above freezing. 

Monday

A windy day, with thickening cloud. It is likely to stay dry, until the early hours of Tuesday, where isolated outbreaks of rain will move in from the west. It will remain mild, with any rain clearing during Tuesday morning, along with the winds easing.

Tuesday

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Wednesday

A generally fine day on Tuesday, with clear skies overnight bringing a risk of cooler temperatures overnight than recently. Further cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain are then likely for a time during Wednesday, however this will then clear overnight, leading to RSTs falling away by 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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