Automate Weather Notifications to Slack Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate weather notifications to your team on Slack using Pabbly Connect. Follow this step-by-step tutorial for seamless integration. Develop expertise in application integration and learn how to design streamlined automation workflows using proven, simplified approaches.

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1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Weather Notifications

To automate weather notifications for your team on Slack, start by accessing Pabbly Connect. Sign up for a free account if you haven’t already, allowing you to utilize automation tasks every month.

After signing into your Pabbly Connect dashboard, click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button. Name your workflow, for instance, ‘Weather Forecast on Slack’. This identifies your automation for future reference.

2. Scheduling the Workflow to Check Weather

Next, you need to schedule your workflow using Pabbly Connect. This ensures your weather checks occur daily. Select the ‘Scheduler’ feature and set it to run every day at a specific time, such as 9:20 AM.

• Choose the ‘Everyday’ option from the dropdown.
• Set your desired time for the workflow to trigger.

Click ‘Save’ to finalize the scheduling. Your workflow is now set to run daily and check the weather forecast.

3. Fetching Weather Data Using Weather API

In this step, you will use the Weather API to get the forecast data. In Pabbly Connect, add an action step and select the ‘API by Pabbly’ option. Choose the ‘Get’ action event to retrieve weather data.

Now, you need to input the endpoint URL from the Weather API. Access the API Explorer on the Weather API website and input your API key along with your city name to fetch the weather forecast.

• Copy your API key from the Weather API dashboard.
• Enter your city name in the parameter field.
• Select the forecast option to get data for today and tomorrow.

After setting up, click ‘Show Response’ to view the weather data. This data will include essential details such as temperature, humidity, and rain chances.

4. Filtering the Rain Forecast for Notifications

Now that you have the weather data, you need to filter it to check if it will rain tomorrow. Add a new action step in Pabbly Connect and select the ‘Filter’ option.

Map the ‘Will It Rain’ label from the previous step. Set the filter type to ‘equals’ and input the value as ‘1’ to indicate rain.

Select the ‘Will It Rain’ label from the dropdown. Set the condition to ‘equals’ and the value to ‘1’.

If the condition is true, the workflow will proceed to send a message to your team on Slack.

5. Sending Notifications to Slack

The final step is to send a notification to your team on Slack if rain is forecasted. In Pabbly Connect, add another action step and select ‘Slack’ as the application.

Choose the ‘Send Channel Message’ action event. Connect your Slack account by providing the necessary permissions and selecting your channel.

Input the channel name where the message will be sent. Compose your message, including dynamic data such as the chance of rain.

Finally, click ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to verify that the message is sent successfully. You can now automate weather notifications to your team with ease using Pabbly Connect.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you can effectively automate weather notifications to your team on Slack using Pabbly Connect. This integration allows your team to prepare for rainy days effortlessly, enhancing communication and productivity.