Highland Council winter road condition and school closure report for 20 November 2025

20th November 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 08:25)

Road surface temperatures below zero. Some additional snow showers through the night on South Skye routes with icy patches elsewhere and on 'other' routes that remain untreated. Treatment currently ongoing on Primary & Secondary routes.

Ross & Cromarty East (as at 08:16)

Negative road surface temperatures across the network, light dusting of fresh snow across higher routes this morning, down to lower routes in East Ross. All roads and footways being treated this morning as resources permit. No overnight issues reported.

Sutherland (as at 08:03)

All areas affected by snow cover up to 150mm on the highest routes. All routes currently being bladed as necessary and treated in order of priority. No known issues.

Caithness (as at 06:33)

Snow flurries and road surface temperatures below zero on all routs. Roads being treated where required. No other overnight issues to report.

Nairn (as at 06:26)

Fresh snow on the higher routes overnight. All routes being treated with priority given to Primary and Secondary routes before others. No known overnight issues.

Badenoch & Strathspey (as at 06:23)

Fresh snow across the area overnight. Drifting snow affecting the moor roads like the Dava and Bridge of Brown. All routes being treated this morning with priority given to the Primary and Secondary routes before getting to others. No known overnight issues.

Ward 5 Ross and Cromarty (as at 06:41)

Fresh snow overnight with sub-zero road surface temperatures predicted later tonight. All Routes launched. No overnight issues reported.

A number of schools across our area are closed today due to the winter weather. Check for details of school closures at www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures - please note that this page is cleared at 4pm each day (Monday to Friday).

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For information on Trunk Roads follow @trafficscotland; Bear (North West); and Amey NE.

Information and flooding advice is available on our website.

Information on weather warnings is available on the Met Office website.

For information on power cuts, visit SSEN website.