Highland Winter Road Conditions Report - Tuesday 7 January 2025

7th 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.

Maps of the Council's gritting routes by priority and policy are available online

Current Met Office yellow weather warning for snow and ice affecting the Highlands - Snow showers will continue Tuesday morning bringing further accumulations of 2 to 5 cm in places, and 5 to 10 cm above 200 metres across northern Scotland. Showers will initially fall as rain or sleet at lower levels this evening, and across the Northern Isles at times throughout, leading to a risk of icy stretches.

Highland Road Conditions Report for Tuesday 7 January 2025 are as follows:

Lochaber 08:36 - Snow affecting all routes. Treatment on other routes being done once priority routes are completed. No overnight issues reported

Sutherland 08:17 - All routes affected by snow this morning with continuous heavy snow showers up to 8cm on high ground with slight drifting in places, All routes are being bladed and treated including footpaths.

Isle of Skye and Raasay 07:17 - South Skye has a very light dusting of snow so far and a touch of frost. North Skye and Raasay has a covering of soft snow over ice, varying from about half an inch on lower ground to about 2 inches on higher routes. Extreme caution is advised when travelling.

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 07:11 - Snow affecting all routes this morning. All routes getting treated. No overnight issues reported.

Badenoch and Strathspey 06:39 - Snow overnight and this morning affecting all routes throughout the area. All routes are being treated as resources allow, including foot paths. No known overnight issues.

Nairn 06:39 - Snow overnight and this morning affecting all routes throughout the area. All routes are being treated as resources allow, including foot paths. No known overnight issues.

Ross and Cromarty East 06:30 - Rain, sleet, and snow through the night combined with negative road temperatures this morning is causing widespread ice across the area. All routes are being treated but caution is advised on any untreated surfaces.

Caithness 06:11 - Negative road surface temperatures all over this morning with some black ice and roads have a dusting of snow. Wintry showers forecast for today. Caution is advised to all drivers this morning. All routes are being treated, including footpaths. No known overnight issues to report.

Inverness 05:54 - Icy patches on low roads with a frozen 1" covering of snow between wheel tracks on high roads. Gritters heading out to treat all routes.

A number of schools are closed today due to the weather. For details visit www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures - please note that this page is cleared at 4pm each day.

 

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