Wednesday 24/02/2016: Gritting and Weather Update - RED Status

Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 24-02-2016 01:04 PM GMT

Gritting Nottingham

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

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Issued 13.04 pm Wednesday 24th February 2016
Valid for the period 12:00pm Wednesday 24th February 2016 to Thursday 25th February 2016
Issued by Tony Thacker 

 

Carriageways  Gritting Tonight
   

 

Today's Forecast

This afternoon will be largely dry with long sunny spells. However, an isolated shower is possible. Overnight it will stay largely dry with long clear spells and RSTs soon dropping below freezing with frost developing, and a low risk of some icy patches on any roads damp from earlier showers. Thursday will start dry, bright and chilly

 

Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday)
Thursday Dry, sunny and cold during the day. Clearer skies overnight allowing RSTs to fall below freezing and frost to form. Patchy cloud Friday morning 

Friday

 Patchy cloud during Friday but remaining dry. Clearer spells developing overnight allowing RSTs to fall below freezing and frost to form. Brighter spells Saturday morning

Saturday

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Sunday

Cloudier during Saturday afternoon, with a risk of seeing the odd wintry shower. A mix of clearer spells and perhaps showers overnight, these lingering during Sunday. Drier overnight into Monday. Cold both nights, with RSTs falling below freezing and frost/ice forming 

 

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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