Put short-term rain timing in your Ably channel
Help the team make near-term plans with a concise precipitation outlook where work is coordinated.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Publish Message to Channel
Publishes a message to a channel.
Why this helps
A broad daily forecast may not answer whether rain is expected during an upcoming move, delivery, or outdoor task.
- Share short-term precipitation timing in a familiar channel.
- Keep the update relevant to a specified location and planning window.
- Help teams coordinate outdoor tasks with less back and forth.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect AccuWeather and Ably once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to check MinuteCast for your specified location and publish the useful precipitation timing to your Ably channel.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real forecast and confirm the timing is stated clearly.
Questions about this workflow
What is this workflow useful for?
It can share short-term precipitation timing to support plans such as outdoor tasks or travel between locations.
Which location does MinuteCast use?
Specify the location in your instruction so the check is grounded in the place you care about.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link AccuWeather to Ably. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
AccuWeather triggers
Ably actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Query Batch Presence
Retrieves presence states for members across multiple channels.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Query Batch Presence History
Retrieves presence history for members across multiple channels.
Delete Channel Subscription
Unsubscribes devices or clients from channel push notifications.
Get Channel Details
Retrieves a channel’s status, activity, and occupancy details.
Get Channel History
Retrieves the message history for a channel.
Get Channel Presence
Get the members currently connected and active on a channel.
Get Channel Presence History
Retrieves the presence event history for a channel.
Get Message Versions
Retrieve all historical versions of a channel message, including updates and deletions.
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AccuWeather and Ably, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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