Put likely weather disruptions on the course calendar
Have Notis check the forecast on your schedule and add a Canvas calendar event when weather may disrupt a class.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event, optionally as a recurring series.
Why this helps
Potential weather disruptions are easy to miss when forecasts and course calendars live in separate places.
- Review forecast conditions on a consistent schedule.
- Make a potential disruption visible in the Canvas calendar.
- Use criteria and course context you define.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect AccuWeather and Canvas once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, or describe it to Notis from any channel.
- 3Tell Notis the campus area, forecast conditions that matter, course calendar context and event details to use.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real forecast and review the resulting calendar event.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow infer which weather should cancel class?
No. Provide the forecast conditions that should prompt a calendar hold. The event is a planning aid, not a cancellation decision.
What information does Notis need for the calendar event?
Specify the Canvas course or calendar context, event title, timing rules and any other details needed to create it.
Can I choose how often forecasts are checked?
Yes. Choose a recurring schedule when setting up the Notis cron trigger.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link AccuWeather to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
AccuWeather triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a notification for the Canvas account.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Abort Quiz Report Generation
Cancels quiz report generation or removes a previously generated report.
Create appointment group
Creates an appointment group with schedulable time slots.
Add conversation message
Adds a follow-up message to an existing conversation.
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Add course to favorites
Adds a course to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
Add group to favorites
Adds a group to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
AccuWeather and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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