ATIS??
As a new PPL I'm still coming to grips with the changes in the ATIS reporting and updating Philosophy, but, as a technician I know the automatic weather stations around every airport in the country produce 1 minute updated data in digital format.
Would it be too hard for this information to be inserted into ATIS automatically every minute? Then winds, temp, QNH and rainfall and in some instances local Vis would be only a minute old at worst.
This function is provided where the Met Bureau has supplied AWIB information for the VOR or NDB. Is ATIS less important or is it seen as treading on someones job allowing a computer to do the updating.
Automation is a bane to many people and keeping their jobs but safety is paramount in this situation.