Heavy rain and snow to hit New Year’s Eve festivities, Met Office warns

Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle during last year’s Hogmanay. Warnings for rain and snow are in place across most of Scotland for Monday and Tuesday. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Revellers could see their New Year’s Eve plans curtailed or cancelled as heavy rain, snow and strong winds are forecast to hit the UK, causing travel disruption for most of this week.

The Met Office issued multiple yellow weather warnings for Monday to Thursday, with almost all of the country affected by at least one alert.