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Useful Alexa Voice Monkey and Weather Underground integrations
Triggers (If this)
- Today's weather reportThis Trigger retrieves today's current weather report within 5 minutes of the time you specify. NOTE: Pollen count available only in the USA.
- Tomorrow's weather reportThis Trigger retrieves tomorrow's weather report within 5 minutes of the time you specify, depending on when forecast data is updated.
- Current temperature drops belowThis Trigger monitors your local temperature and fires whenever the temperature drops below the value you provide.
- Current temperature rises aboveThis Trigger monitors your local temperature and fires whenever the temperature rises above the value you provide.
- Current condition changes toThis Trigger monitors changes in the current weather condition. When one of those conditions is met the Trigger fires. Currently only these simple conditions are supported: Rain, Snow, Cloudy, Clear.
- Tomorrow's low drops belowThis Trigger fires every time tomorrow’s forecasted low temperature drops below a value you provide.
- Tomorrow's high rises aboveThis Trigger fires every time tomorrow’s forecasted high temperature rises above a value you provide.
- Tomorrow's forecast calls forThis Trigger monitors changes in tomorrow’s forecasted weather condition.
- SunriseThis Trigger fires within 15 minutes of the sunrise in your location.
- SunsetThis Trigger fires within 15 minutes of the sunset in your location.
- Wind speed rises aboveThis Trigger fires every time the wind speed rises above a value you specify in your location.
- Current pollen count rises aboveThis Trigger monitors your local pollen levels and fires every time the pollen count rises above the value you specify (1-12). NOTE: Available only in the USA.
- Current humidity level rises aboveThis Trigger monitors your local humidity and fires every time the humidity rises above the value you specify.
- Current UV index rises aboveThis Trigger monitors your local UV levels and fires every time the UV index rises above the value you specify (0-16).
Queries (With)
- Current weatherGet the current weather
- My monkeysThis query returns a list of your current Monkeys.
- Two day forecastTwo day forecast
- History of humidity level rose above thresholdThis query monitors your local humidity and returns a list of times when the humidity rose above the value you specified. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of Wind speed rose above thresholdThis query returns a list of times when the wind speed rose above a value you specify in your location. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of pollen count rose above thresholdThis query monitors your local pollen levels and returns a list of times when the pollen count rose above the value you specified (1-12). NOTE: Available only in the USA. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of Tomorrow's Forecast was above threshold alertsThis query returns a list of times when tomorrows forecasted high temperature rose above a value you provided. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of Tomorrow's Forecast drops below alertsThis query returns a list of alerts when tomorrows forecasted low temperature dropped below a value you provided. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of temperatre rose above thresholdThis query monitors your local temperature and returns a list of times when the temperature rose above the value you provided. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of temperature dropped below thresholdThis query monitors your local temperature and returns a list of times when the temperature dropped below the value you provide. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of UV index rose above thresholdThis query monitors your local UV levels and returns a list of times when the UV index rose above the value you specified (0-16). Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of SunrisesThis query returns a history of sunrises in your location. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
- History of SunsetsThis query returns a history of sunsets at your location.
- History of specified weather conditionsThis query returns a list of times when the observed weather changed to meet a specific condition (Rain, Snow, Cloudy, or Clear).
- History of specified forecast conditionsThis query returns a list of times when the forecasted weather changed to meet a specific condition (Rain, Snow, Cloudy, or Clear).
Actions (Then that)
- Trigger Monkey (Routine)This action will trigger the Monkey you specify including any parameters you set. Use it to trigger Alexa routines!
- Display videoThis action will send a video to your screen enabled Alexa/Echo device. Ensure you open the Voice Monkey Skill as the final action in your routine. Your videos must be in MP4 format, hosted on a publicly accessible host with an https URL.
- Display imageThis action will send an image to your screen enabled Alexa/Echo device. Ensure you open the Voice Monkey Skill as the final action in your routine. Images must be hosted on a publicly accessible host with an https URL.
- Make announcementThis action will make an announcement on your Alexa/Echo device using the text you supply. Ensure you open the Voice Monkey Skill as the final action in your routine. Text can be dynamic e.g. an ingredient from another IFTTT event or applet.
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