Highland Road Conditions Report – Tuesday, 5 December 2023

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.

Maps of the Council’s gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at www.highland.gov.uk/gritting.

Highland Road Conditions Report for Tuesday, 5 December 2023 are as follows:

Wester Ross:

07:26am: Cold and mostly dry across the network this morning.  Strathconnon Road is icy but is being treated.  In the west, mostly dry roads with high salt levels.  The Fain weather station has given a critical warning and is currently being treated.  All the side roads in the west are also being treated. No reported overnight issues.  All treatment is ongoing.

Caithness:

8:16am: White frost with good sparkle black ice on most priority 2 (Secondary) routes.  All routes being treated and on going.  No overnight issues reported.

Skye & Raasay:

08:41am: Road surface temperatures well below zero with widespread hoar frost. Treatment ongoing on Primary & Secondary Routes.

Inverness:

06:09am:  Roads icy, gritters starting to treat all routes.

Badenoch & Strathspey:

09:00am: Icy conditions. Treating all routes.

Nairn:

08:59am: Widespread icy conditions. Treating all routes by priority.

Easter Ross:

06:51am: All roads throughout the area are badly affected by ice.  All routes being treated in order of the network priority.  Extreme caution advised on all roads, until treatment has taken place, and the salt has had time to work.

Sutherland:

08:20am:  Frozen slush and ice affecting most roads this morning, all routes been treated including footpaths.

Lochaber:

08:39am:  Low temperatures, some hoar frost, some ice flows treated.  No overnight issues.

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At the time of issue, the following schools / nurseries are either closed or partially closed:

• Ben Wyvis Primary:  Partially closed - opening 1 hour later ()
• Ben Wyvis Primary Nursery:  Partially closed - opening 1 hour later ()
• Dingwall Primary:  Partially closed - opening 1 hour later ()
• Dingwall Primary Nursery:  Partially closed - opening 1 hour later ()
• Lairg Primary:  Partially closed - opening 1 hour later ()
• Lairg Primary Nursery:  Partially closed - opening 1 hour later ()
• Rosehall Primary:  Partially closed - opening 1 hour later ()
• St Clement's School:  Closed ()

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