Highland Council winter road condition and school closure report for Thursday 15 January 2026

15th 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 Thursday 15 January is as follows:

Caithness
Posted at: 08:04
Marginal temperatures on 4 routes this morning, treated as a precaution. Damp roads with some standing water. No other winter action required. No other known issues to report.

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: 08:29
Bealach na Ba reopened at 13:00 yesterday. Road surface temperatures dropped below zero on our mountain passes this morning, namely Mam Ratagan and Bealach na Ba, where light snow and ice reported. Treatments are on-going and both passes are open. No overnight issues.

Lochaber
Posted at: 08:15
Heavy rain throughout night, route 9 and route 10 treated as forecast had changed to low road surface temperatures and sleet.

Nairn
Posted at: 07:32
egative temps on higher routes this morning with frost and ice covering the network. Primary and Secondary routes being treated. No known overnight issues.

Inverness
Posted at: 07:53
Some low road surface temperatures this morning but salt levels still good. Roads checked and no action taken. No known issues.

Badenoch and Strathspey
Posted at: 07:14
Negative temperatures throughout the area this morning with frost and ice covering the network. Primary and Secondary routes as well as footpaths being treated. No known overnight issues.

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