Yellow weather warning for snow and ice issued for West Lothian

Debbie Hall
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The Met office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering West Lothian on Monday and Tuesday.

The alert comes into force at 10am on Monday and lasts until 10am on Tuesday as temperatures are set to drop.

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The Met Office has predicted that the early winter cold spell could bring ‘potentially disruptive’ conditions to the whole of the UK with warning that the weather will take a ‘major change’ after weeks of unusually mild temperatures.

They warn of a 'small chance of disruption from snow and ice.'

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