Highland Council winter road conditions report for Friday 06 January 2023

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 Friday 06 January 2023 are as follows:

Wester Ross (Ward 5)
Posted 09:15 Roads are wet with road surface temperatures above zero. No overnight issues

Skye
Posted 08:59 - Positive road surface temperatures throughout this morning. No issues.

Nairn
Posted 08:50 - Positive road surface temperatures with wet and windy conditions. No winter action required and no overnight issues reported.

Badenoch and Strathspey
Posted 08:50 - Wet and windy conditions throughout the area. Bridge of Brown road treated for marginal road surface temperatures. No overnight issues reported

Ross and Cromarty (East)
Posted 08:35 - Rain and wind through the night causing some minor flooding and bits of tree debris but positive temperatures today means no winter action is required.

Lochaber
Posted 08:24 - Wet and windy conditions today. No problems overnight

Sutherland
Posted 08:00 – Wet and windy with positive road surface temperatures. No known issues.

Caithness

Posted 07:37 – Road surface temperatures above zero with heavy rain and wet roads. No winter action needed. No known overnight issues to report.

Inverness
Posted 07:03 – Roads are wet but no problems reported.