Highland Winter Road Conditions Report – Friday 31 January 2025
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.
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Highland Road Conditions Report for Friday 31 January 2025 are as follows:
Nairn 07:45 – Damp roads on lower routes with ice and and Snow/Sleet on high routes. Treating all routes and footpaths. No known issues.
Badenoch and Strathspey 07:45 – Snow and sleet affecting the north of the area. Damp roads and ice in the south. Treating all routes as resources allow, including footpaths. No known overnight issues.
East Ross-shire 07:54 – Low road surface temperatures with a light frost, sparkle and some icy patches across the primary network. All routes being treated and no overnight issues reported.
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 07:28 – Slushy cover across The Bealach. The Fain and Ledmore had a light covering first thing, okay after treatment. There were no overnight reported incidents. All surface treatments ongoing.
Caithness 07:44 – Dry morning with negative road surface temperatures and air temperatures. Frosty in parts, weekend routes being treated this morning and footpath treatments also underway. No known overnight issues.
Lochaber 08:48 – Positive temperatures, roads wet/ damp with some light showers throughout the area. There are no known overnight issues.
Sutherland 08:08 – Mainly dry & damp roads with a light sparkle, all routes treated including footpaths. There are no known overnight issues.
Inverness 05:54 – Low road surface temperatures, treating all primary and secondary routes and footpaths. No known overnight issues.
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