I'd support Whirly & FFF's comments, and would add that part of the experience of becoming a pilot in the UK is to get good at reading the weather. It catches us all out occasionally, but it's fascinating stuff to analyse it.
You can usually spot a pilot when he/she walks out their front door. They always look up and scan the sky. In their mind, they're assessing how flyable it is (even if they're only going to the shops)
