"Stan Gosnell" wrote in message ...

I thought it was. Perhaps I wasn't clear. He can file a destination with
no approaches or weather, but he can't file an alternate with no approaches
or weather. I think he was confusing destination and alternate
requirements.

He specifically asked if the alternate had to have weather reporting.

There is no requirement that the alternate have an approach nor is their a strict
requirement for "on-field" weather at the alternate. If the forcast is for severe
clear with no "chance of" or "probability of" lower than VFR conditions from the
MEA down to the ground, it's legal to use that airport as an alternate.