Weather · 12 February 2026
Aberdeen sees sun after longest dark spell since 1957
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Locals in the Granite City witnessed sunlight on Thursday following a three-week absence starting 21 January. The Met Office logged 30 minutes of brightness in Dyce, marking the region's most extended sunless period since 1957. Despite this break, forecasters have issued yellow alerts for snow and ice throughout Scotland overnight. Recent weeks brought relentless wet weather, with Aboyne recording four times its average rainfall.
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