dear uplinker:
I think you are quite misguided in your priorities. And it is funny that you don't even mention a visual approach as a possibility.
I think the atis format is just fine and if you have to listen a few seconds longer to get the visibility, well...do it.
of course if you are single pilot, single radio, you can always advise ATC and request that they READ YOU THE ATIS on the approach freq.