Snow and ice warnings blanket Scotland as two-day alerts threaten travel chaos

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The Met Office have issued two new weather warnings as snow and ice spell travel disruption for much of the country.Scotland is now under a total of four alerts over Monday and Tuesday.

Forecasters predict the wintery showers set to take place overnight on Monday, December 26 will create an "ice risk" for untreated surfaces.The showers are expected to last until Tuesday morning, resulting in a separate warning as snow is to fall but mostly in northern parts of the country.

Elsewhere, more elevated parts of the country will be hit with up to 10cm of snow.Read on for everything you need to know about both weather warnings, including when they will end and areas most affected.The yellow ice warning is set to take place from 6pm today and will last until 10am on Tuesday.The Met Office reported: "Wintry showers will continue through this evening but as skies clear, patchy ice is expected to develop on some untreated surfaces."Cloud and rain will arrive from the west through Tuesday morning with temperatures starting to rise.

Any snow will be reserved for higher ground with patchy and temporary accumulations of 1-2 cm above around 300 to 400 metres.Central, Tayside & FifeHighlands & Eilean SiarSW Scotland, Lothian BordersStrathclydeEast MidlandsNorth East EnglandNorth West EnglandYorkshire & HumberA second yellow warning states that snow will fall in more elevated parts of the country, with some places seeing up to 10cm.This warning is in place for 6pm Monday December 26 and will last until 3pm on Tuesday.The Met Office said: "Wintry showers will continue through this evening, gradually fading overnight into the early hours of Tuesday morning."Accumulating snow will be focused across Highland and Grampian overnight with a