Prepare a contingency email when weather shifts
Get a useful first draft ready when incoming weather data raises a concern about a plan.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Why this helps
Writing a clear contingency note under time pressure adds another task when plans are already changing.
- Start with a message grounded in current conditions.
- Review the draft before anything is sent.
- Reduce the effort of composing an update while coordinating a change.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ambient Weather and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then New Automation, and name it for the contingency.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis which location and conditions to check, what draft to create, and what plan details to include.
- 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test by sending one real webhook example and review the resulting draft.
Questions about this workflow
Does the webhook automatically come from Ambient Weather?
No. Ambient Weather has no trigger events in this setup. A webhook is an HTTP request that starts the automation, and its sender must provide the request.
Will the draft be sent automatically?
No. This workflow creates a Gmail draft for review. Use Gmail to check and send it when ready.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ambient weather to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ambient weather triggers
Gmail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ambient weather and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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