Highland Council winter road condition report for Thursday 20 January 2022

Maps of the Council’s gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at https://www.highland.gov.uk/gritting (external link)

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 Thursday 20 January 2022 are as follows:

Badenoch and Strathspey: Posted at 08:09. Dry roads with localised icy patches being treated as necessary. No known overnight issues.

Nairn: Posted at 08:11. Damp roads, high routes being given precautionary gritting. No known overnight issues.

Caithness: Posted at 08:06. All dry roads with road surface temperatures above zero. No known overnight issues.

Ross and Cromarty East: Posted at 08:13. Road surface temperatures above zero this morning on routes. Mainly dry roads with no action required. No known overnight issues.

Lochaber: Posted at 07:13. Low road surface temperatures. Gritting Primary routes. No known overnight issues.

Sutherland: Posted at 07:25. Dry roads throughout with positive salt levels, patrol on some higher routes as a precaution. No known overnight issues.

Skye and Raasay: Posted at 08:31. South Skye roads temperatures remain positive, North Skye road surface temperature above zero by 04:00. No known overnight issues.

Inverness: Posted at 06:57. Low road temperatures on high ground. Gritting primary and secondary routes. No known overnight issues.

For information on UK Met Office warnings and advice visit www.metoffice.gov.uk (external link)

School closures

As of 10am this morning, there are no school closures as a result of bad weather conditions.

Daily information on school closures is provided at www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures (external link)

Please note that this page is updated from 7am every day and cleared by 6pm each evening.

Get alerts of closures on Highland Council’s Twitter and Facebook. Or phone 0800 564 2272 to get the latest pre-recorded message from head teachers regarding their school. Have the school's PIN ready when you call.