Highland Council winter road condition and school closure report for Wednesday 14 January 2026

14th January 2026

Maps of the Council's gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at www.highland.gov.uk/gritting.

Met Office - A yellow weather warning for ice is still active until 10am this morning.

Our crews are out treating roads, but please take care and drive to local road conditions and not the speed limit.

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 Wednesday 14 January is as follows:

Mid and East Ross, and Black Isle
Posted at: 07:23

Mixed conditions this morning due to low surface temperatures and showers of rain. Icy conditions possible on roads that have seen rain, with pockets of grey frost on roads. Precautionary treatment being given to all Priority 1 & 2 roads. Caution advised as black ice has been reported in areas.

Caithness
Posted at: 07:56

Negative temperatures on all routes this morning, icy stretches on primary routes and localised reports of black ice on some secondary routes. All routes being treated as per gritting policy. No other known issues to report.

Sutherland
Posted at: 07:57

All routes affected by frost and icy stretches. All currently being treated in order of priority in accordance with policy.

Skye and Raasay
Posted at: 07:22

After a cold start to the evening, road surface temperatures recovered in the early hours to positive temperatures. Localised reports of black ice were treated. Gritting as per policy. No other known overnight issues reported.

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Posted at: 06:38

Overnight road surface temperatures dipping on some of the higher-elevation routes, gritting as per policy. There were no reported overnight calls and no current known issues across the network. The Bealach na Ba remains closed - another concerted effort will be made again this morning to reopen.

Lochaber
Posted at: 09:42

Positive road surface temperatures across most of the network. No overnight issues. reported.

Nairn
Posted at: 07:50

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

Inverness
Posted at: 08:07

Ice risk, particularly on higher routes. Temperatures are rising fast this morning. Caution advised. Gritting as per policy and footpaths. No known issues reported overnight.



Badenoch and Strathspey

Posted at: 07:50

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

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