Heavy snow, ice, and rain continue to affect Scotland, leading to widespread school closures and travel disruptions.
Scots schools have been closed today as weather warnings continue to wreak havoc across the country. Warnings are in place for snow showers, ice and rain. Nearly all schools in Aberdeenshire are closed today or have delayed opening times as thousands of kids will be forced to stay at home following the return from the Christmas break. While in the Highlands and Islands, Keiss Primary, Lochinver Primary, Portree High School and Portree Primary are all shut today due to the bad weather.
More travel disruption is likely due to the adverse conditions, including flooding from heavy rain and thawing snow, the Met Office said, with more than 60 flood warnings and 260 flood alerts issued. It comes after most of the UK saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over a wintry weekend that had two larger amber weather warnings. Major airports closed their runways for several hours due to heavy snow, while there were stranded vehicles and collisions which blocked key roads across northern England. The north and west of Scotland are covered by a yellow warning for snow and ice until 11am on Monday, with another for snow and ice in central and eastern parts of the country in place until midday. A further yellow snow warning covering part of the Scottish Lowlands including Edinburgh is in place until midday. A yellow rain warning for southern England from Cornwall across to Kent will last until 9am on Monday, while a separate rain warning covering much of Wales, the Midlands and parts of Greater Manchester and Yorkshire is in force until 8am. A yellow warning for snow and ice covering most of northern England and Wales is in place until midday on Monday, while a yellow ice warning covering large parts of Northern Ireland expires at 11am. An amber weather warning for snow - which covered parts of Lancashire, Cumbria and the Lake District - expired at 6am on Monda
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