How to integrate OpenWeatherMap with Slack to receive daily weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap and notify on Slack
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2025/01/09
How to integrate OpenWeatherMap with Slack to receive daily weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap and notify on Slack
r.oba
In businesses primarily focused on store operations and on-site work, weather can be a factor that affects the progress of operations and sales. By using Yoom to integrate OpenWeatherMap with Slack, you can automatically receive daily weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap and notify Slack. This eliminates the need to manually check weather forecasts and prevents missing important weather information. Additionally, adjusting services based on weather information can lead to improved customer satisfaction. This article explains how to set up a flow to receive daily weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap and notify Slack, as well as the benefits of implementing this system.
Recommended for
Those who use OpenWeatherMap and Slack separately
Project leaders who frequently go out or work on-site and need to make quick decisions based on weather conditions
Personnel who prioritize risk management and schedule adjustments based on weather data
Those who want to mitigate the impact of weather on operations and efficiently share information
Benefits and Examples of Integrating OpenWeatherMap with Slack
Benefit 1: Improved Operational Efficiency
By integrating OpenWeatherMap with Slack, the latest weather forecasts are automatically notified to Slack. For example, if you set it up so that the day's weather forecast is posted in the sales team's Slack channel at the start of the workday, sales representatives with plans to go out can prepare appropriately and quickly respond to schedule changes. Automatically notifying Slack of the daily weather forecast reduces the effort of manual checking and prevents information sharing omissions, thereby improving operational efficiency.
Benefit 2: Risk Management
Integrating OpenWeatherMap with Slack allows for quick responses to sudden weather changes. For example, since the latest weather forecasts can be regularly notified to Slack, you can prepare for worsening weather by ensuring employee safety and reviewing business plans. This can lead to minimizing risks to customer service and disasters.
Benefit 3: Improved Service Quality
By integrating OpenWeatherMap with Slack, automatically notifying Slack of the latest weather data obtained from OpenWeatherMap can lead to improved service quality. For example, in the delivery industry, notifying customers in advance of potential delays due to weather can provide reliable service, and in retail, promotions can be quickly deployed according to the weather. This allows for adjustments to services and business content according to the weather, which can lead to improved customer satisfaction.
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How to Notify Slack of Weather Forecasts Obtained from OpenWeatherMap
This can be achieved by receiving weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap using OpenWeatherMap's API and notifying Slack using Slack's API. Generally, programming knowledge is required to achieve this, but it can be easily done without programming knowledge by using the no-code tool Yoom.
This time, we will create it through the following major processes:
Register OpenWeatherMap and Slack as My Apps
Copy the template
Set the OpenWeatherMap trigger, which serves as the starting point of the flow, and the subsequent Slack operation settings
Turn on the trigger button and verify the integration operation between OpenWeatherMap and Slack
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Step 1: Connect OpenWeatherMap and Slack to My Apps
Register OpenWeatherMap and Slack as My Apps to connect them to Yoom. Registering My Apps first makes automation settings easier.
First, register OpenWeatherMap as My App. Click "My Apps" → "New Connection" on the left side of the Yoom screen.
A list of apps and a search bar will be displayed, use either to select OpenWeatherMap. On the displayed screen, enter "Account Name" and "Access Token", then click "Add".
This completes the My App connection for OpenWeatherMap.
Next, proceed to register Slack as My App. Similarly, search for Slack from the app list or use the search bar.
Enter the workspace URL and click "Continue".
Click "Authorize" on the following screen to complete the My App connection for Slack. If you have any questions, please refer to here.
Once both My App registrations are complete, OpenWeatherMap and Slack will be displayed in My Apps.
Next, proceed with the settings using the Flowbot template. Log in to Yoom and click "Try it" on the banner below.
The message "Template has been copied!" will be displayed, and clicking "OK" will complete the copy.
Step 2: Set the Trigger
First, set up the schedule trigger. Click "When the specified schedule is reached".
Please set the schedule to trigger this flow as desired. After setting, click "Save".
Next, set the OpenWeatherMap trigger. Click "Get data from geographic coordinates".
Check the "Account information to integrate with OpenWeatherMap". You can freely change the title, but keep the action as is, and click "Next".
Next, set up the "API connection settings". Enter the "City name" and "Country", and click "Test".
When you run the test, information will be displayed in the output. Confirm that the information is displayed and click "Save".
Next, click "Get current weather data".
As before, check the "Account information to integrate with OpenWeatherMap". You can freely change the title, but keep the action as is, and click "Next".
Set up the "API connection settings". Enter the "Latitude" and "Longitude" from the output obtained in "Get data from geographic coordinates". Set "Measurement units" and "Language" as desired.
After setting, click "Test".
When you run the test, information will be displayed in the output. Confirm that the information is displayed and click "Save".
Step 3: Set the Action
Next, set the Slack action. Click "Send a message to the channel".
Check the "Account information to integrate with Slack". You can freely change the title, but do not change the execution action.
Next, set up the "API connection settings". Select the "Channel ID to post to" from the options.
In the "Message", enter the content you want to notify as desired. You can input the information obtained from "Get current weather data" from the "Output".
After setting, click "Test" and if "Test successful" is displayed, click "Save".
Step 4: Verify the Automation of OpenWeatherMap and Slack
Finally, click "Turn on trigger" to complete the automation setup. With this, the weather forecast will be obtained from OpenWeatherMap daily and automatically notified on Slack.
Here is the template used this time.
Other Automation Examples Using OpenWeatherMap
There are many other automation examples using OpenWeatherMap in Yoom, so here are a few introductions.
1. A flow to obtain weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap daily and notify Discord
With this integration, you can automatically obtain weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap daily and notify Discord. For example, by notifying the weather forecast obtained from OpenWeatherMap to the Discord of the delivery department, delivery plans based on the weather can be made, and delays can be prevented. This can lead to improved customer satisfaction and service quality.
2. A flow to obtain weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap daily and notify LINE WORKS
With this integration, you can notify LINE WORKS of the weather forecast obtained from OpenWeatherMap daily. For example, by automatically notifying LINE WORKS of the weather forecast obtained from OpenWeatherMap, quick information sharing across the team is possible. This is expected to eliminate the hassle of manually checking the weather forecast and prevent missing important information.
3. Flow to Obtain Daily Weather Forecast from OpenWeatherMap and Notify via Chatwork
With this integration, you can automatically notify Chatwork with weather forecasts obtained from OpenWeatherMap. For example, by notifying the daily weather forecast and maximum temperature to the Chatwork of departments with frequent fieldwork, it contributes to ensuring employee safety. This allows for risk management related to weather and is expected to improve operational efficiency.
Summary
The integration of OpenWeatherMap and Slack supports operational efficiency, risk management, and service quality improvement. This is expected to enhance information sharing, improve business planning based on weather, and increase customer satisfaction.
Additionally, Yoom's app integration can be set up without any coding, allowing anyone to start immediately. Please consider implementing it.
The person who wrote this article
r.oba
I've worked as an engineer at a materials company for automotive exterior parts.
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