NZFF

Can anyone advise on:
1. Whether METAR data is easy to get at within FS2020, and if so how
2. If not or even if so, if there's a free source of flight sim METAR data for NZ and worldwide available on the internet (I don't use a smartphone so an app would have to work on a desktop).
Thx

If you only want basic wind speed and direction, that's shown in the flight planning page.

There are loads of free online flight planners that will show METAR information, but I use the *excellent* LittleNavMap (that's been updated to work with FS 2020). If you select an airport, you'll get the METAR info in the "Overview" tab, as well as a human-readable equivalent in the "Weather" tab.
https://www.littlenavmap.org/

LittleNavMap Docs:
41.1.2. Online - NOAA, VATSIM and IVAO
Online weather from both sources is updated every 10 minutes.

Here's what I've got right now for NZAA (midday):

LittleNavMap:
NOAA Station:
NZAA 282230Z AUTO 25024KT 9999 SCT036/// BKN045/// BKN060/// 14/07 Q1010 NOSIG ( VFR)
Prefers Runway: 23L
VATSIM Station:
NZAA 282300Z AUTO 25022KT 9999 FEW029/// SCT045/// BKN055/// 14/08 Q1010 NOSIG ( VFR)
Prefers Runway: 23L
IVAO Station:
NZAA 282300Z AUTO 25022KT 9999 FEW029/// SCT045/// BKN055/// 14/08 Q1010 NOSIG ( VFR)
Prefers Runway: 23L



VATNZ:
https://www.vatnz.net/wx/
https://www.vatnz.net/airspace/airport/NZAA

Airport
Auckland, New Zealand
Report Time
29 Sep 2020 12:00:00 NZDT
(26 minutes ago)
Raw Report
NZAA 282300Z AUTO 25022KT 9999 FEW029/// SCT045/// BKN055/// 14/08 Q1010 NOSIG

Conditions
Winds: 250 degrees at 22 knots
Clouds: Broken clouds at 5500 feet
Ceiling: 2900ft
Temp: 14°c
QNH: 1010hPa
Visibility:Unlimited
Ceiling: 2900ft

Adam.