Sounds like the Uk is having what we usually have here in France. It's been cold and very wet here for the last month. This day last year we took the train to Paris and got stuck there as it was so hot that the railways deformed. The station at Versailles was closed and we had a 30 minute walk to a station and track that worked. The mainline trains into Paris were all delayed and we finally got a train only for it to breakdown at Orleans. Windows on new trains do not open!,,
Enjoy the sun in the uk - I am now off to put on dry clothes and socks.