Saturday 31/01/2015: Gritting and Weather Update - RED Status
Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 31-01-2015 11:58 AM GMT
| Nottingham City Council - Highway & Energy Infrastructure |
| The Winter Service 2014/15 - Gritting Decision |
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| Issued | 12:00pm Saturday 31st January 2015 |
| Valid for the period | 12:00pm Saturday 31st January to Sunday 1st February 2015 |
| Issued by | Richard Dunn |
| Carriageways | Action Required |
| Footways | No Action Required |
| Today's Forecast |
Any remaining wintry showers will gradually clear this afternoon to leave a dry, breezy end to the day with some sunny spells. Temperatures will fall quickly this evening under clear spells, with a patchy hoar frost developing and some icy patches where roads remain damp. From midnight some outbreaks of light sleet and snow develop and continue on and off at times through the rest of the night clearing by 0600 to leave a dry morning with sunny spells. Minimum Road Surface Tempertures (RSTs) minus 1. |
| Outlook for the next four days (forecasts run from midday to midday) | |
| Sunday | Mostly cloudy, but dry and breezy during the afternoon. Cloud generally clearing and winds easing somewhat overnight, with a widespread frost developing, perhaps severe in places. Minimum RSTs minus 4. |
| Monday |
Dry, breezy and partly cloudy by day. Clear skies will allow and early frost to develop during the evening, however cloud is expected to build and the winds ease, with patchy rain, sleet and snow moving south overnight, with a risk of ice forming as this falls onto frozen surfaces. Minimum RSTs minus 2. |
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Tuesday and Wednesday |
Areas of rain, sleet and snow clearing the area through Tuesday, with wintry showers following on the fresh northeasterly breeze. Remaining cold with clear spells and occasional showers leading to an overnight risk of frost and ice for most places and the potential for snow accumulations. Similar on Wednesday, with RSTs perhaps struggling to get above freezing during the day, particularly over snow cover. Minimum RSTs minus 2. |
| 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 to fall or stay below zero. |
| AMBER - The weather may cause road surface temperatures to fall below zero. |
| GREEN - The weather will not cause road surface temperatures to fall below zero. |
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