Highland Council winter road condition report for Wednesday 5 January 2022

Maps of the Council’s gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at https://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 5 January 2022 are as follows:

Badenoch and Strathspey: Posted at 08:53. Snow showers throughout the area. Winter treatment on all routes as per policy ongoing. No known overnight issues. Posted at 07:56. North end of area dry roads, south end of area some snow - roads being treated as necessary

Nairn: Posted at 08:52. Snow on the higher ground with sleet showers throughout the area. Winter treatment ongoing. No known overnight issues.

Caithness: Posted at 08:46. Mostly damp roads. Dunbeath area - parts sparkling, all routes being treated as road surface temperatures low at 7/9 am, no issues reported.

Ross and Cromarty: Posted at 08:36. Negative road surface temperatures this morning but all Primary routes in good condition, just wet roads. Secondary and other routes covered in frozen slush and icy stretches. Treatment ongoing inclusive of footpaths.

Lochaber: Posted at 08:33. All primary routes treated to policy. Low road surface temperatures with damp roads. All routes well treated. No other issues reported.

Sutherland: Posted at 08:33. Wet roads on low ground with a light sparkle. Higher ground a light covering of snow / slush. 2' snow over Struie Hill, all routes been bladed and treated according to policy including footpaths.

Skye and Raasay: Posted at 08:25. Variable road temperatures across Skye this morning. Precautionary treatments ongoing on Primary and Secondary routes. No overnight issues to report.

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh: Posted at 08:10. Overall roads in reasonably good order. Treatment ongoing. No overnight reported issues

Inverness: Posted at 06:35. Cold morning with some frozen slush on various roads, caution advised while driving. Treating all roads and footpaths as per policy, no known issues.

For information on UK Met Office warnings and advice visit https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

Highland schools return on 6 January.

Daily information on school closures is provided at www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures.