A display system for an aircraft, comprising: a processing unit configured to receive weather information (402, 404, 406; 502, 504, 506; 602, 604, 606; 702, 704, 706; 802, 804, 806; 902, 904, 906) associated with a flight path of a flight plan and to generate display commands based on the weather information (402, 404, 406; 502, 504, 506; 602, 604, 606; 702, 704, 706; 802, 804, 806; 902, 904, 906), wherein the flight plan includes a first waypoint associated with a first altitude; a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the weather information (402, 404, 406; 502, 504, 506; 602, 604, 606; 702, 704, 706; 802, 804, 806; 902, 904, 906), wherein the weather information (402, 404, 406; 502, 504, 506; 602, 604, 606; 702, 704, 706; 802, 804, 806; 902, 904, 906) includes weather information for the first waypoint at different altitudes wherein the display device is configured to display a vertical situation display view that includes graphical symbols representing the position of the aircraft relative to altitude, indicated on a vertical scale, and to distance, indicated on a horizontal scale, the vertical situation display view further depicting the vertical flight plan formed by vertical segments (272, 274, 276) between waypoints (282, 284, 286, 288), wherein the weather information (402, 404, 406, 502, 504, 506, 602, 604, 606, 702, 704, 706, 802, 804, 806, 902, 904, 906) for the first waypoint at an altitude includes wind direction, wind speed, and temperature for said altitude at the first waypoint and a user interface coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive a selection of the first waypoint from a user, wherein the display device is configured to display a first menu with a plurality of altitude selections to the user and the user interface is configured to receive an altitude selection from the plurality of altitude selections on the first menu from the user, characterised in that the display device is configured to display a plurality of altitude increment selections to the user on the first menu and the user interface is configured to receive an altitude increment selection from the plurality of altitude increment selections on the first menu from the user, and in that the display device is configured to display on the vertical situation display view, the weather information at the selected first waypoint for the first altitude (402, 502, 602, 702, 802), for the selected altitude (406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906) and for one or more additional altitudes (404, 504, 506, 606, 706, 806) according to the selected altitude and the selected altitude increment. a processing unit configured to receive weather information (402, 404, 406; 502, 504, 506; 602, 604, 606; 702, 704, 706; 802, 804, 806; 902, 904, 906) associated with a flight path of a flight plan and to generate display commands based on the weather information (402, 404, 406; 502, 504, 506; 602, 604, 606; 702, 704, 706; 802, 804, 806; 902, 904, 906), wherein the flight plan includes a first waypoint associated with a first altitude; a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the weather information (402, 404, 406; 502, 504, 506; 602, 604, 606; 702, 704, 706; 802, 804, 806; 902, 904, 906), wherein the weather information (402, 404, 406; 502, 504, 506; 602, 604, 606; 702, 704, 706; 802, 804, 806; 902, 904, 906) includes weather information for the first waypoint at different altitudes wherein the display device is configured to display a vertical situation display view that includes graphical symbols representing the position of the aircraft relative to altitude, indicated on a vertical scale, and to distance, indicated on a horizontal scale, the vertical situation display view further depicting the vertical flight plan formed by vertical segments (272, 274, 276) between waypoints (282, 284, 286, 288), wherein the weather information (402, 404, 406, 502, 504, 506, 602, 604, 606, 702, 704, 706, 802, 804, 806, 902, 904, 906) for the first waypoint at an altitude includes wind direction, wind speed, and temperature for said altitude at the first waypoint and a user interface coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive a selection of the first waypoint from a user, wherein the display device is configured to display a first menu with a plurality of altitude selections to the user and the user interface is configured to receive an altitude selection from the plurality of altitude selections on the first menu from the user, characterised in that the display device is configured to display a plurality of altitude increment selections to the user on the first menu and the user interface is configured to receive an altitude increment selection from the plurality of altitude increment selections on the first menu from the user, and in that the display device is configured to display on the vertical situation display view, the weather information at the selected first waypoint for the first altitude (402, 502, 602, 702, 802), for the selected altitude (406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906) and for one or more additional altitudes (404, 504, 506, 606, 706, 806) according to the selected altitude and the selected altitude increment.