Highland Council winter road conditions for 1 December 2025

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.

Skye & Raasay (as at 05:51)

Mild and wet, no winter action. No overnight issues to report.

Ross & Cromarty East (as at 09:17)

Surface temperatures dipped below zero in places when the daylight came in. Salt holding on Priority 1 and Priority 2 roads, but ice is possible on untreated minor roads.  Caution advised until surface temperatures recover.

Sutherland (as at 07:44)

No action required this morning.  No known issues overnight.

Caithness (as at 08:05)

Milder conditions all road surface temperatures well above zero.  No winter action this morning and no overnight issues to report.

Nairn (as at 07:56)

Damp roads with positive temperatures.  No winter action needed and no known overnight issues.

Badenoch & Strathspey (as at 07:56)

Damp roads with positive temperatures.  No winter action needed and no known overnight issues.

Ward 5 Ross and Cromarty (as at 06:22)

No winter action.  Wet and milder conditions across the area.  No overnight issues reported.

Inverness (as at 07:25)

Some low road surface temperatures this morning but salt levels still high.  No winter action, no known issues.

 

Lochaber (as at 08:18)

Wet roads with positive road surface temperature.  No issues reported overnight.

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