Friday 29/01/2016: Gritting and Weather Update - AMBER Status

Gritting Nottingham

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

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Issued 11.50am Friday 29th January 2016
Valid for the period 12:00pm Friday 29th January 2016 to Saturday 30th January 2016
Issued by Richard Dunn

 

Carriageways No Gritting Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

Dry but windy through the afternoon with sunny spells. Cloudy this evening and for the start of the night with moderate to locally heavy outbreaks of rain likely between 2000-2300 hours. The rain could be heavy enough to cause wash-off. Dry with clear spells for a time before moderate to locally heavy rain showers spread in from the north by about 0200. Again the showers could be locally heavy enough to cause wash-off. The showers should clear to the south by 0400. It will be colder behind that batch of showers for the end of the night/start of the morning with largely clear skies, and this will be the coldest part of the forecast period. Dry thereafter with largely clear skies. Minimum RSTs plus 1.5.

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Saturday

Breezy with a few showers during the afternoon and evening, which may turn sleety but no accumulations. Dry with clear spells overnight. Rain arriving during Sunday morning. Roads falling close to freezing.

Sunday

Windy with outbreaks of rain. Becoming mainly dry and cloudy through the evening and overnight. Dry, windy and cloudy through Monday morning.

 

Monday

and

Tuesday

Monday. Cloudy and windy with a few showers. Road temperatures should hold above freezing. Tuesday. Winds easing on Tuesday with clear spells overnight allowing roads to dip close to 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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