Highland Road Conditions Report – Thursday 25 January 2024

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 winter road maintenance (external link).

Highland Road Conditions Report for Thursday 25 January 2024 are as follows:

Skye and Raasay

06:36 - Positive road temperatures, no winter action. No overnight issues.             

Inverness

08:44 - Some cold roads this morning but temperatures rising, roads treated in Tomatin and Leys area. No known issues.

Badenoch and Strathspey

06:46 - Negative road surface temperatures throughout the area this morning with temps rising. Primary and Secondary routes being treated. No known overnight issues.

Nairn

06:44 - Negative road surface temperatures on higher ground. Primary and Secondary routes being treated. No winter action on lower routes required. No known overnight issues.

Lochaber

07:55 – Road surface temperatures recovered quicker than expected this morning. One primary route patrolled. No other road issues on the network.

Wester Ross

09:10 – Wind settled after Storm Jocelyn.  Road surface temperatures are up this morning. No overnight issues reported.

Caithness

08:04 – Primary routes are damp with positive road surface temperatures, treating some secondary routes as a precaution. No other known issues reported.

Ross & Cromarty East

09:19 – No issues temperatures higher than forecast, roads are wet. All primary and secondaries checked. No overnight issues to report.

Information on weather warnings is available on the Met Office website (external link).

At the time of issue, there are no school closures. Our school closures page is updated from 8am and cleared by 6pm each evening.

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SSEN information -  https://www.ssen.co.uk/ (external link).