Be safe; never look into the sun - and not through an optical viewfinder.

          The sun adds interest of can often add drama. I know people advised you to shoot with the sun to your back, but please do not listen to them. The light can really be nice if you were brave enough to try shooting into the sun.

Because of all the cloud cover the light on the landscape is dull and defused. Such light is great for shooting flowers and forests, and such but not always good for landscapes. What is one to do? Turn around and shoot into the sun. Yes, the dynamic range (difference between the brightest spots in the image and the darkest spots) of the image may cause problems. To solve those problems just bracket (shoot multiple exposures at different settings) and then blend them. Just look at that drama.

Challenge yourself to shoot into the sun more. Once again the best light is still going to be near sunrise or sunset. Shooting into the sun at midday may not solve anything.