Sunday 7 /2 / 2016: Gritting and Weather Update - GREEN Status

Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 07-02-2016 12:14 PM GMT

Gritting Nottingham

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

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Issued 12.15 pm Sunday 7th February 2016
Valid for the period 12:00pm Sunday 7th February 2016 to Monday 8th February 2016
Issued by Tony Thacker 

 

Carriageways Not Gritting 
   

 

Today's Forecast

The afternoon will be bright and breezy with the odd light shower. Around 18:00 a band of more persistent rain with stronger winds will arrive. There will be some heavy bursts for a short time around 21:00. The rain will be fairly fast moving and by midnight it will have cleared apart from the odd light shower. However wind strengths will stay strong. RSTs will remain above freezing. Some more showers are likely from 09:00 on Monday morning.

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Monday Monday: Clear spells and blustery showers on Monday afternoon. Towards midnight the showers will tend to die out and some clear spells will develop, however more showers will arrive into Tuesday morning. It will be windy, especially in showers

Tuesday

Tuesday: A generally showery afternoon. The showers will weaken into the overnight period with some good clear periods developing. Staying windy, especially in exposure, until Wednesday morning when the winds will ease for a while.

Wednesday

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 Thursday

Wednesday: Mainly dry with some good sunny periods, however the odd shower is still possible. Becoming cloudy overnight with a band of rain and wind moving in from the west.
Thursday: Cloudy, wet and windy through Thursday afternoon and remaining similar overnight and into Friday with the odd clear spell allowing RSTs to fall 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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