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.
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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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