Bring lightning forecast checks into Telegram
Keep an eye on available lightning information alongside your outdoor planning conversation.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Checking safety-relevant weather details separately can interrupt coordination and leave people out of the loop.
- Check available AccuWeather lightning data on a schedule.
- Share a concise update with the relevant Telegram chat.
- Keep a weather check close to the plan it may affect.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect AccuWeather and Telegram once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe which available lightning information to share and when.
- 3Pick a recurring schedule as the trigger.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one real example and review the Telegram update.
Questions about this workflow
Does this provide a guarantee that an area is safe?
No. It shares available lightning data from AccuWeather and should not be treated as a safety guarantee.
Can I control how often it checks?
Yes. Choose a recurring schedule when you set the trigger.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link AccuWeather to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
AccuWeather triggers
Telegram actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Answer Callback Query
Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
Get Chat Info
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).
Get Chat Administrators
Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
AccuWeather and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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