Wednesday 10/02/2016: Gritting and Weather Update - AMBER Status

Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 10-02-2016 11:03 AM GMT

Gritting Nottingham

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

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Issued 11.00am Wednesday 10th February 2016
Valid for the period 12:00pm Wednesday 10th February 2016 to Thursday 11th February 2016
Issued by Richard Dunn

 

Carriageways Gritting Required
   

 

Today's Forecast

Wednesday afternoon will be dry with plenty of sunshine into the evening. Overnight there will be long clear periods, allowing RSTs to drop below freezing, with hoar frost possible into the night. Remaining dry into Thursday but becoming increasingly cloudy. Minimum RSTs minus 1.

 

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

Thursday afternoon will be sunny and dry There will be some clear skies during the night so RSTs will drop close to freezing on high routes. Friday morning will be cloudy with strengthening winds. Rain will arrive during the morning.

Friday

Friday afternoon will be cloudy, mild and windy with perhaps a few showers in the north. Overnight conditions will remain cloudy and windy, though a few cloud breaks will allow temperatures to drop but stay above zero. Any rain will clear and winds will ease later on Saturday morning.

Saturday

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Sunday

The region is expected to stay dry on Saturday afternoon. Overnight there will be some cloud cover but also some clear periods, so RSTs are expected to stay drop close to freezing.

Sunday will be dry with some sunshine. Overnight, the sky is expected to clear and RSTs will get close to freezing again.
 

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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