Although I have a certain amount of sympathy for the recreational pilots who are pushing for the change, I believe that to be worthy of the title of PILOT you have a responsibility to educate yourself to a level that can interpret weather information presented in an internationally agreed format.
If you indeed need the information contained in a met forecast, it follows that you must be piloting something more than just a powered hang glider... so a professional piloting attitude is a requisite for such activities.