Ready for Winter

When Highland experiences severe weather conditions, you can stay informed and be prepared.

weather forecast | weather warnings
flood warnings | traffic updates

Schools

• Highland school closures
• List of schools' unique 6-figure PINs (105kb pdf) - This service gives callers access to the latest pre-recorded message(s) from the Headteacher. The telephone number is 0870 054 6999 + the school's PIN

Advice and Information

• Highland winter road maintenance - facts and figures
• Refuse and recycling collections during adverse weather
• Winter advice to Council house tenants
• Inverness Common Good - Scheme of Winter Payments  
• Government Cold Weather Payment
• Home contents insurance scheme
• Ready Winter - Preparing for winter (Scottish Government website)
  • Ready for Scotland Partnership
  • Launch interviews -  prepare for Severe Winter
  • Ready for Winter Westie Infomercial
  • Winter driving film (2011)
• Scottish Water - encourages customers to follow their winter code - protect your pipes - be prepared and heat, insulate and protect your home
• Waterway winter warning - British Waterways calls for extra vigilance on frozen canals
• Energy Advice - Tel: 0800 512 012, for winter energy saving tips read our page on Energy Saving Advice.
• Road Safety Advice - Winter Conditions.

Council emergency out of hours telephone numbers

• Social Work - 0845 601 4813
• Roads, flooding, street lighting - 01349 886690
• Housing - 0845 700 2005
• Emergency numbers

Roads

• Roads, flooding and street lighting helpline - 01349 886601
  Monday - Friday 8 am - 6 pm
  Saturday 9 am - noon
• Road closures - Traffic Scotland (External link)
• Highland winter road maintenance statistics
• Snow clearing and gritting - priority routes
• Clearing pathways and driveways

Emergency and partner agencies

Northern Constabulary | Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service | SEPA Floodline
The Met Office | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Scottish Ambulance Service |
HISCG (Highlands & Islands Strategic Co-ordinating Group
Bear Scotland | Scotland Transerv | Scottish Water |

Weather forecasts from the BBC

| Aviemore | Fort William | Golspie | Inverness | Nairn | Portree | Thurso | Ullapool | Wick |

Accessibility