Aberdeen had sunshine for the first time in 21 days, ending its longest sunless period since 1957. The sun appeared late Thursday afternoon, with the Met Office recording 30 minutes of sun in Dyce until 4 pm. Before this, Aberdeen and north-east Scotland faced continuous rain and snow. Aboyne in Aberdeenshire received over 277mm of rain in January, about four times the usual amount. The first 10 days of the year brought heavy snow to the region. South-east England also got nearly a third of its average February rainfall in just three days. The cold and wintry weather will remain, with a yellow warning for snow and ice in Scotland and northern England until noon Friday. Met Office spokesperson Grahame Madge said, "The snow and ice warnings that we’ve issued at the moment cover pretty much Scotland and northern parts of England. There may be some snow showers a little bit further south than that." He added, "We’re not expecting any particularly impactful snow and the conditions will be quite brief before we get another system coming in from the Atlantic over the weekend, but for the next few days it will feel quite a bit different, as we’ve got colder air coming in." BBC Scotland weather presenter Judith Ralston said, "With a change in weather type, we finally lose the stuck pattern of cloud, rain, and bitingly cold winds." She continued, "This finally breaks, allowing a northerly air mass to set in, bringing much drier, brighter conditions, sunshine on the way on Friday and Saturday and a few wintry showers on Friday."