Highland Council winter road condition report for Wednesday, 20 January 2021

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 Wednesday, 20 January 2021 are as follows:

Lochaber

Posted at 08:43. Cold overnight with icy patches. All primary routes treated with salt with secondary route treatments ongoing. No issues reported overnight.

Skye and Raasay  

Posted at 8:24. Colder than forecast with widespread frost. Primary routes treated with secondary route treatment ongoing.

Ross & Cromarty East.

Posted at 08:05. Patchy frost and ice affecting most routes. Light snow fall on the highest roads with sleet and rain on lower grounds. All routes being treated.

Caithness

Posted at 08:22. White frost with sparkle and black ice areas. Rain sleet and hale showers.  All routes being treated. No Overnight issues.

Inverness

Posted at 06:23. Patchy frost on roads. All roads to be gritted this morning. Snow forecast.

Sutherland

Posted at 08:17. Frost affecting all routes with icy patches on the east coast routes and a light covering of snow on some of the higher routes. All routes treated. No overnight issues.

Nairn

Posted at 07:46. 2cm snow on high routes, sleet on lower roads. All resources deployed treating roads.

Badenoch and Strathspey

Posted at 07:37. 1 - 2 cm snow on all areas with continued snowfall forecast. All resources deployed treating roads.

Lochalsh and Wester Ross

Posted at 8:59. All routes being treated with widespread frost and some icy patches affecting routes this morning.

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