DaddyAck - the problem with night-time ops...
a) It's hard to see anything, let alone take-off.
b) There were no night-goggles at that time
c) Fighter engagements is near impossible at nighttime (I know, in the CT we've tried nighttime with limited success).
d) You can't see your foe.
Did I mention it was hard to see anything?
That said, the CT often has 1/2 hour nighttime, and is focused on realism vs MA gameplay - that is an alternative.
As for weather, during WWII, rain and snow meant you didn't get to fly. Missions were usually scrubbed because of poor weather. Up high, poor weather = sleet/icing and aircraft did NOT have icing gear to deal with those issues.
Besides, most WWII pilots were fair-weather fliers. For buffs, that's a different story, but fighter pilots, kind of pointless and dangerous to attack fighers/bombers in poor visibility. Can't hit what you can't see.
Personally, rain would be nice in Aces High, so would ground fog and snow. But that's just me. I'm a CT realism queen.
