Monday 11/01/2016: Gritting and Weather Update - AMBER Status
Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 11-01-2016 12:59 PM GMT
Nottingham City Council - Highway & Energy Infrastructure |
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Issued | 13.00 pm Monday 11th January 2016 |
Valid for the period | 12:00pm Monday 11th January 2016 to Tuesday 12th January 2016 |
Issued by | Tony Thacker |
Carriageways | Action Required |
Today's Forecast |
It will be dry this afternoon with some bright spells developing. This evening and overnight there will be clear spells allowing it to turn cold with RST's falling to around freezing. Later in the night a few scattered showers may develop. The showers will then become more widespread through the morning. |
Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday) | |
Tuesday | It will be rather cloudy and breezy with showers through the afternoon. Dry with clear spells overnight, leading to RST's falling close to freezing. Dry, cold and sunny on Wednesday morning. RST's may be slow to recover through the morning |
Wednesday |
Dry with sunny spells on Wednesday afternoon. Dry with clear spells overnight and RST's staying above freezing. Cloudy through Wednesday morning with wintry showers. |
Thursdayand Friday |
Wintry showers or longer spells of wintry precipitation through Thursday afternoon. Dry for the evening and overnight and largely clear. RST's widely below freezing during the night. Dry with sunny spells on Friday morning but with a risk of futher wintry showers on Friday afternoon. Dry again overnight with RST's falling below 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 (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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