Council road report – snow on all routes in Caithness with up to 3 inches

Highland Council issued a winter road report for today (Thursday February 10) warning of snow on all routes in Caithness.

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

Road conditions report for today:

Caithness (posted 8.07am): Snow cover on all routes. Up to 3 inches packed snow in parts. Footpaths light cover treatment ongoing and no overnight issues reported.

Sutherland (posted 8.29am): Icy stretches with snow cover on higher routes up to 75mm in places. All routes being treated in order of priority. No known problems.

Ross and Cromarty (posted 9.18am): Sleet and rain falling on cold roads causing difficult conditions throughout the area. Caution advised on any untreated surfaces.

For information on UK Met Office warnings and advice visit: www.metoffice.org.uk

The Met Office yellow warning for snow remains in force until 11am this morning. A yellow warning for wind is effective until noon.

Highland Council states that 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.

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