I will ask my DH when he's back from running errands. He lived in Aberdeen for a year and did a fair amount of traveling.

As far as snow, I was there from Jan-April. And, while they don't get snow like the upper Midwest of the US, when they do get snow they freak the heck out and don't have the equipment to deal with it well. I recall it was wet, heavy stuff, too.

I spent a few weeks in Aberdeen...I LOVED that city. It's not far from Dunotter castle and has the BEST fish-and-chips joint in all of the UK (IMO), The New Dolphin.