What this does
A forecast rule checks the day's weather at a time you choose and creates a task for the team when your conditions are met. For example, on a sunny, warm day it can create a task to put the banner out and open the umbrellas.
Set it up
Go to Operations > Automations > New automation and pick the Sunny day banner prompt template (or another forecast template).
Under Only when, set the conditions: forecast is sunny, max temperature is at least a value, or rain probability is at least a percentage. All ticked conditions must be true.
Set the time of day the check should run, and whether to check today’s or tomorrow’s forecast. Tomorrow is handy when the prep needs doing the evening before.
Choose who the task goes to under Assign to: a staff group, or the location team.
Write the task title and any details for staff.
Set the location scope and click Create automation.
No duplicate tasks
A forecast rule creates its task at most once per location per day for each scheduled time, so you will never get duplicates even though Paddl checks the forecast regularly.
Where the task appears
If you assign the task to a staff group, every member sees it in their task list and gets a notification. If you leave it as the location team, it appears for staff once they check in at that location.