Low pressure then became established across Scandinavia veering the gale force winds across Shetland from W’ly to NNW’ly. The strong to gale force winds persisted for the next week, bringing cold Arctic air with heavy snow showers and drifting of the lying snow.

High pressure, developing to the south of Iceland on the 8^th, maintained the cold N’ly winds for the next couple of days. As the high drifted south on the 10^th, the winds backed W’ly cutting off the supply of cold arctic air. The high then slipped away towards Portugal with mild SW’lies becoming established across the north – bringing a rapid thaw of the lying snow on the 11^th. The thaw continued during the next few days as strong SW’ly winds brought further periods of rain and drizzle.

A deep depression, tracking quickly east across Iceland into the Norwegian Sea on the 15th, brought cooler W’ly winds to the north. As the low moved on into Scandinavia the strong to gale force winds veered NNW’ly on the 16^th bringing colder air and heavy snow showers south across Shetland. Low pressure over Scandinavia maintained a strong to gale force N’ly airflow with snow showers for the next few days. A developing Atlantic low, tracking north towards Iceland on the 18^th, drove its associated fronts east across Scotland bringing strong to gale force SW’ly winds with rain and drizzle and a rapid thaw of the lying snow. This low then drifted southeast over the weekend, maintaining a strong W to NW’ly airflow across the area with frequent and occasionally heavy and thundery wintry showers.

Low pressure, moving east into the Baltic, brought fresh to strong N’ly winds and further wintry showers by the 22^nd. High pressure then built across Shetland to give a brief settled spell. The high quickly declined on the 24^th, as a developing low near Iceland pushed fronts east across Fair Isle on the 25^th with strong SW’ly winds and spells of heavy rain and drizzle.