Elected Member Briefing Note 2026, No. 06
About this Briefing Note
Report by: Mary Willis, News & Media Co-ordinator - Strategic Communications and Engagement
Date: 22 January 2026
Subject: Weather update - 2pm, Thursday 22 January 2026
Details
Purpose
To provide an update in the light of the updated amber weather warning.
Briefing Information
The Met Office issued a Yellow rain warning for parts of Perth and Kinross yesterday, which was subsequently updated to an Amber warning for parts of Perthshire, including Perth.
The Amber warning is in place until 6pm today, with the original Yellow warning remaining in place until midnight tomorrow.
An Incident Management Team has been stood up this morning, with the first meeting held at 10.30am, and a further meeting scheduled for 1.30pm today. Council staff and teams are ready and prepared to offer support and assistance where required to our communities, and we are keeping in contact with local Community Resilience Groups.
Alyth Burn has risen to a high level and is also being affected by fallen trees but has not so far burst its banks.
A landslip at Tulliemet near Ballinluig due to the heavy rain has been cleared. The conditions have led to some flooding concerns for a number of properties at St Cedd's Road in Ballinluig. These properties are partly housing association (Caledonia HA) and partly privately owned. Caledonia HA are on site, along with the Council providing pump equipment and sandbags. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were on site from 5am today until around 1pm.
Sweeney's Garage Services 91/A/B were cancelled for the rest of the day at 12.40pm due to road conditions in the Aberfeldy area.
Perth Flood Scheme
As per the Perth Flood Scheme arrangements the South Inch flood gates were closed yesterday this afternoon ahead of the Yellow rain warning.
As you will be aware other flood gates in the Perth scheme are triggered by tide levels and river flow data rather than rain warnings. This data is provided to the Council by SEPA.
After further checks this morning ahead of high tide, the following flood gates in Perth have been closed this morning:
North Inch; Perth Harbour (main gates); Shore Road; Tay Street (other than the viewing platform); Commercial Street; Bridgend Court and North Muirton.
Flood Warnings have been issued a short time ago for the River Tay from North Muirton to the North Inch and for basement properties from the North Inch to Friarton Bridge. Council staff will be reaching out to basement property owners this afternoon. Flood gates are also being closed at the viewing platform on Tay Street at present.
Water flow levels are continuing to be monitored by Council officers with updated information from SEPA, and any further final gate closures that may be required will be done in accordance with the approved plan procedures.
Weather-related road closures
Currently the following roads are closed due to the weather conditions:
A93 Perth to Blairgowrie Road at Cargill Bridge - Flooding
A93 Blairgowrie to Glenshee Road at Dalhenzean - Flooding
A923 Blairgowrie to Coupar Angus Road - Flooding
B954 Alyth to Meigle - Flooding
A924 Bridge of Cally to Kirkmichael Road at Ballintuim - Flooding
C423 New Alyth to Aberbothrie Road - Flooding
B950 at junction with A93 at Bridge of Cally - Flooding
B898 at Dalguise - Flooding
A923 at Butterstone - Flooding
The A827 Ballinluig to Pitnacree Bridge is passable with care, and the C502 Rotmell to Dunkeld Road has reopened following the removal of the fallen tree.
Unrelated road closure
Separately to the weather warnings our Roads team were contacted yesterday by police to notify of a road closure on a minor local road between the B947 at Essendy Bridge and the C430 Loch of Clunie while emergency services dealt with a house fire. There have been no other requests for Council support related to this incident.
School closures
Kirkmichael Primary School is closed today due to weather conditions preventing staff getting to the school.
Blairgowrie High School has closed to staff and pupils this morning as a result of the weather conditions which have closed multiple local roads and required school transport services to be turned back this morning. Breadalbane Academy, Grandtully Primary School and Kenmore Primary closed to staff and pupils at 12.30pm today. Coupar Angus Primary School will be closed to pupils and staff tomorrow (Friday 23 January) to allow for roofing repairs to be carried out. Logierait Primary School closed at 1pm today due to the weather conditions.
Arrangements are being made for pupils from the Blairgowrie area who attend Bertha Park High School, St John's Academy and Fairview School to be transported home. Pupils from Newhill Primary School who use school transport are also being taken home - the school otherwise remains open.
We have updated the school closures page on the Council website and posted information on Facebook.
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