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Old 10-17-2011, 04:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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service to email/text me of cold forcast?

I was putting a cron job together to email me when the temperature (as reported by some weather website) is forcasted to be below, say, 25 degrees Fahrenheit, for my zip code.

Why? Because I gelled my b100 last year at 23 degrees f, but I still want to run it till the last moment this year, without worrying about manually monitoring the forecast.

So conceptually it is simple, look up the forecast for an email/location once a day or so, and send out a text/email if there is a temperature below the threshold (i.e. 25f) predicted for that location.

Does any such online service already exist that I can use instead?

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Old 11-12-2011, 08:10 AM   #2 (permalink)
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FWIW, I went to accuweather and have them send a small text email to my phone and take 3 seconds to read it when it comes in the morning:

AccuWeather.com Alerts™ Email

i.e.:
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AccuWeather Forecast
===============================

TODAY
Partly sunny and not as cool
H 56

TONIGHT
Windy with increasing clouds
L 48

SUNDAY
A passing morning shower
H 60 / L 40

MONDAY
Cloudy with a little rain
H 55 / L 36

TUESDAY
Breezy with periods of sun
H 51 / L 27

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny and breezy
H 43 / L 29

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