If only people would put their location they might just find willing help close by!
It’s not unusual for a hood to be difficult to get back in place after long disuse. I had the self-same problem with my garage queen.
This cold weather won’t help though. If you’ve got a garage try doing it there.
Partially raise the soft top and then unzip the rear window.
Unclasp the hood latches, drop the plastic locking clip (exposed when you drop the latches) and wind out the hooks to their maximum extent.
From the inside, pull the hood into the best position you can.
Go outside and gently push down on the leading edge of the hood in a pulsing motion. [Much better use of your muscle power out there
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Get back inside the car and try to do up the latches. Should be possible now. Grab the latch and use the centre pull in order to get one side latched, the other should then be easier. You might find that doing the passenger side first is easier. Stronger right arm for pulling on the centre pull. Also, you’ll get more leverage if you have the door open and sit at an angle with your feet outside the car.
If not, leave the hood to settle/stretch under its own weight for a little while, then try the pressing down from the outside, moving inside to the latches again routine.
You’ll find once you’ve got it latched, the next time should be easier and you will need to tighten up the latches a bit, etc. etc.
Warm weather or a warm garage helps though, as the vinyl shrinks a little and hardens somewhat in the really cold weather we’re experiencing.
Good luck.
Oh- and ‘exercising the hood’ i.e. using it instead of the hardtop, will improve things over time too - both your technique and its fit.