Any tips on real weather FSrealWX 3.0 usage?

[chaffcutter]

To get real weather I use FSrealWX 3.0 in free flight FSX SE. This how I use it, and I was curious if any others have more light to share.

1) Once a flight is loaded (say your parked in the airport) in FSX, pause, minimize then open FSrealWX. Wait for it to connect to sim.
2) Click [Download WX], and wait 20 seconds or so for it to download and set up the weather model. Minimize then get back into FSX.
3) Unpause, wait a second then open weather dialog ( Alt W W ), and select [User-defined weather], then [OK]. Wait a second then pause, minimize.
4) Back in FSrealWX, [Disconnect] then close FSrealWX.
5) Back in FSX. Continue flight.

Then later at strategic times during the flight (like say at mid flight then at pre-descent) I go through that same proceedure manually to update the weather in the flight. I am happy to do this, because leaving FSrealWX going on in the background does not work for me. The weather goes berserk and I need to go Alt W W , and select [User-defined weather].

[geagler]

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[chaffcutter]

OK! I am discovering how to use FSrealWX a bit better now. (there was no info or manual included in download or set up - so had to work things out.)
This works much better:-
1) Set up in Free Flight. [Aircraft]. [Airport]. [Time and Date]. Then in [Weather] choose >> Themes >> FSrealWX. Then load flight. Pause. Minimize.
2) Open FSrealWX 3.0 and wait a few seconds for it to connect to sim. Then select [Download WX] and wait 20 seconds for the weather to download and setup model.
3) Back in FSX. Unpuase and wait a few seconds for the weather to update - - and you are good to go.
It appears I can leave FSrealWX going on in the background with periodic auto updates now.

I am not presently interested in all the other flight planning functions in FSrealWX - I just want the weather.

Still have a few days to go before my trial period (30 days) runs out, so I have not made the decision as to whether I will purchase and continue to use FSrealWX yet - - because it is fairly pricey ? ? when all I want is the weather.