Check conditions during outdoor site work planning
When a site task needs weather context, let the Slack discussion cue a fresh look at your connected station readings.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Why this helps
Outdoor work planning can involve small weather checks that are easy to lose among project messages.
- Bring station readings into the relevant project discussion.
- Reduce the chance of forgetting a conditions check.
- Keep planning closer to the work context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Ambient Weather to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language which outdoor site work messages should prompt a reading lookup.
- 3Describe the site work context and the latest Ambient Weather readings to retrieve in one instruction.
- 4Choose the Slack channel message trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real site work planning message.
Questions about this workflow
Can this check a particular job site?
The available action retrieves connected device readings. Use the prompt to describe which connected station is relevant if that context is known.
Does the workflow alert a crew?
The specified action retrieves station data; it does not send alerts to a crew.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Ambient weather. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Ambient weather actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Ambient weather, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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