Bob, our winters and summers are very tame compared to much of the world. We have a temperate climate thanks to that Gulf Stream. Ian Fleming said it was the only country in the world where you can comfortably go for a walk any day of the year. Some truth. Comfortably, but rarely pleasantly
But what we lack in extremes, we seem to make up for in changeability. That’s the challenge of the British weather, and why we tend to talk about it by default.
Hence the ‘wind cover’ also working to keep out rain (loads today...) and snow (such as on the first day of the trip). I can’t believe I scooted through so many winters without one!