Gritters are on 'red alert' and will be heading out on Nottingham's roads overnight as temperatures have been forecast to plummet to freezing levels.
Road surface temperatures will drop to around 0°C on Tuesday night (April 2).
Nottingham City Council has announced an red warning for Tuesday, which says the weather is expected to cause road surface temperatures to fall below zero and has also said ice will form.
Gritting crews go out when forecasts suggest road temperatures will be at 0°C or below or if moisture will be present to form ice, the council said.
They will go out along all the main city routes.
The alert warnings issued by the council are:
Red : The weather is expected to 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 is not expected to cause road surface temperatures to fall below zero.
Nottinghamshire County Council also said they would deploy gritting teams.
It tweeted: "We thought winter was all over, but with forecasts suggesting there's a risk of frost and ice on the roads overnight, our gritters are preparing to venture out along main routes overnight. Early forecasts say they'll also be needed tomorrow and Thursday."
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