Highland Council winter road condition report for Tuesday 29 December

Maps of the Council’s gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at www.highland.gov.uk/gritting

The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.

Road condition reports for Tuesday 29 December 2020 are as follows:

Lochalsh and Ross and Cromarty West
Posted at 09:03 Snow, sleet, hail, rain and frozen roads are causing difficult conditions this morning across the west coast. All routes arebeing treated with a heavy salting.

Ross and Cromarty East
Posted at 08:33 Road surface temperatures are below freezing across the network this morning. No issues reported on Primary routes but there are reports of hard packed snow and icy patches on secondary and other routes with rain and light snow showers falling on frozen roads. All routes being treated this morning.

Caithness
Posted at 08:05 Sub-zero temperatures recorded on all routes, with a good sparkle and icy patches. Black ice is on the roads around Lybster and Westerdale with rain falling on frozen surfaces in a few isolated areas. All routes are being treated as necessary with no other issues reported. 

Sutherland
Posted at 08:25 Conditions across roads are very icy generally with rain, sleet and snow falling on frozen surfaces and readily forming ice. Treatment ongoing on all routes. There are no other known issues.

Skye and Lochalsh
Posted at 08:41 Icy patches are affecting routes in Skye and Raasay last night and this morning particularly Minginish, Braes, Portree, Raasay and South Skye. Treatment is ongoing across Primary and secondary routes and Other routes/ footpaths affected by ice. Driver caution is advised on all untreated roads.

Lochaber
Posted at 07:49 Zero road surface temperatures recorded with a keen frost and icy patches. No overnight issues reported. Treatment is on-going on all routes.

Nairn
Posted at 08:45 Negative road and air temperatures. There was an overnight covering of snow on top of varying levels of ice creating difficult conditions.

Inverness
Posted at 06:31 A light covering of snow on roads this morning with some ice on road surface. Crews are covering all routes and footpaths.

Badenoch and Strathspey
Posted at 08;46 Negative road and air temperatures. Overnight snow of 2-3cm is lying on top of varying levels of ice creating difficult conditions.

The UK Met Office currently has a yellow warning for further snow and ice across the Highlands. Find out more about warnings and advice here https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/