A WEATHER warning has been issued telling East Lothian residents to be ready for snow later this week.

Forecasters had earlier predicted that snow might hit large swathes of hte UK this week, including East Lothian.

And now the Met Office has issued a yellow 'be aware' warning of snow for East Lothian, which covers the period from noon on Thursday to noon on Friday.

The Met Office says that cold northerly winds will bring occasional snow showers through that time period and adds that there is the potential for disruption to travel.