Highland Council winter road condition and school closure report for Tuesday 13 January 2026

13th January 2026

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.

Highland Council road conditions report for Tuesday 13 January is as follows:

Mid and East Ross, and Black Isle
Posted at: 06:19

Road temperatures below zero first thing this morning, with pockets of frost across the area. All priority roads given a precautionary treatment.

Caithness
Posted at: 8:18

Primary and secondary routes being treated as required, with reports of ice on some secondary routes. One car off the road at Dunnet, with no other known issues to report.

Sutherland
Posted at: 8:21

Sheltered areas affected with frost and icy patches. These are being treated in order of priority and in line with policy.

Skye and Raasay
Posted at: 7:11

Morning road surface temperatures were higher than expected in South Skye. North Skye road surface temperatures were below freezing and action continued as directed. No other known overnight issues reported.

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Posted at: 6:36

Ploughs were out on some main Strategic A-class roads this morning due to dipping road surface temperatures. Conditions generally reported as fair. There were no reported overnight calls. The Bealach na Ba remains closed due to drifting snow - another effort will be made today to reopen it.

Lochaber
Posted at 9:42

No overnight issues. Positive road surface temperatures apart from at Lochaline, which was monitored this morning.

Nairn
Posted at: 7:29

Temperatures higher than forecast on lower routes. Primary and Secondary routes are being treated as well as footpaths and higher routes. No known overnight issues.

Inverness
Posted at: 07:08

Damp roads and low road surface temperatures, so action on primary and secondary routes, with no known issues.

Badenoch and Strathspey
Posted at: 7:30

Negative temperatures throughout the area this morning with frost and ice covering the network. All routes as well as footpaths being treated. No known overnight issues.

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