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Danyel VanReenen

Edinburgh weather: Yellow weather warning issued for West Lothian and across Scotland

A yellow weather warning has been issued for most of Scotland - including parts of West Lothian - starting at 8am Friday morning and lasting until 2pm in the afternoon.

The UK Met Office has warned of heavy rains bringing a chance of flooding and disruption and likely traffic, train and bus delays across the country.

The weather forecasters said bus and train services will “probably be affected with journey times taking longer,” and warned that “spray and flooding on roads will probably make journey times longer.”

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The Met Office has warned that between 20-30mm of rain is likely to fall in a few hours with up to 40mm in one or two places across the north of Scotland.

The UK Met Office has issued a yellow warning for areas around Scotland. (UK Met Office)

The Met Office weather warning said:

“An area of heavy rain will spread from the west Friday morning. Accumulations of 20-30mm are likely in a few hours with a chance of up to 40mm in one or two places, chiefly across higher parts. Southerly winds will touch gale at times with fallen leaves adding to the risk of flooding and possible disruption to transport. The rain is expected to clear to showers early to mid-afternoon.”

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