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Get current weather context from a Slack request

Ask in Slack and have Notis check the latest readings from your Ambient Weather devices, so you can get useful conditions without interrupting your work.

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

Finding current station readings means leaving the Slack conversation, opening another tool, and remembering to bring the answer back.

  • Get station data in response to a channel question.
  • Keep weather checks inside the conversation workflow.
  • Reduce tab switching when making a quick decision.

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 any channel that a Slack weather question should prompt a station check.
  • 3Describe in one plain-language instruction which Slack requests should prompt the latest Ambient Weather readings and what context to include in the run report.
  • 4Choose the Slack channel message trigger and a channel for run reports.
  • 5Test with one real weather question in Slack.

Questions about this workflow

Does this post the answer back into the Slack channel?

The action provided retrieves Ambient Weather device readings. The automation can use the Slack request as context, but this action does not post a Slack reply.

Which Slack messages can start this workflow?

The channel message trigger covers messages in public, private, and multi-party IM channels. It does not match direct messages.

When this happens · Trigger

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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.

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

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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