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Yeah, it's not unheard of for it to snow in London in March! Maybe not so recently, but it can happen. Are you camping? You'll definitely need to plan for more layers, which means more stuff / bigger bags.
If you take the A897, look up the Marc Beaumont NC500 route. There's a turning at Kildonan which takes you up and over the hill instead of going to Helmsdale so you can avoid the busy A9 for a bit longer. I couldn't do it as the bridge at the burn was flooded so I had to go via Helmsdale instead.
Haha yeah definitely looking at switching season now! I was going to take a bivi tent and wrap up, but all this talk of snow and floods is making me wonder if I should just allow myself an easier time!