Abstract: Taking the example of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and He’nan, the author investigated the content of rural weather information and the way in getting it, summarized the characteristics of their present situations and needs, and analyzed the impact of regional economic development on them. It was concluded that: the rural weather information needs showed obvious differences between developed provinces and underdeveloped provinces, and that there were gaps between the present situation and needs. Furthermore, it was indicated that three measures might be taken to improve the good effect of the weather information construction in rural areas.