That is a looooong answer, and I'd suggest a couple of years of acupuncture school to answer it. (You may wish to pick up The Web that Has No Weaver and/or Between Heaven and Earth.) The problem is -- these are concepts from another language, and you're attempting to translate the words without understanding the meaning behind them. (Ever had a conversation where 2 people used the same words but meant completely different things? Kind of like that.)
But to *try* and give an abbreviated answer... In general heat speeds up all things and cold slows down all things. It's not as straightforward an explanation as "Cold overstimulates the water meridians." Cold has a tendency to make things slow to the point of being *stuck* (think ice), and in the cold times of the year, you're more likely to see Water patterns of dysfunction.
As to how that translates to Wood & wind. That's one of the ones where the translation gets stickier. Wind is thought/known to trigger symptoms of spasm & headache, both of which are thought to be problems of the wood channel. (Ever fallen asleep with the window open & blowing on you and woken up with a neck/shoulder or back spasm?)
Seriously though, it's a HUGE question you asked and I've barely scratched the surface. There's a reason chinese medicine training is 3-4 years and most people trained in the medicine are still actively studying it for decades after they've graduated.
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