Blacknight
If you are using an area forecast as there is no TAF available then the criteria required at the destination are VMC. Would it not then be possible to overfly and look at the windsock and isn't that what "they" expect you to do?
Yes, that is what you might do when you arrive at the airfield. However, at the planning stage you will need to refer to a forecast to determine whether you need to load fuel for an alternate or not.
The last thing you want is to rock up to a strip in the middle of nowhere with no fuel to divert and be unable to land.