Turn on LIFX lights when solar radiation drops below a threshold
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6 ready-made Ambient Weather and LIFX Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Ambient Weather can start an automation with "Daily Rain rises above", and IFTTT can then run "Activate scene" on LIFX.-
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Turn off LIFX lights when solar radiation exceeds thresholdby
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Make LIFX lights breathe when wind speed rises above a thresholdby
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Change LIFX light color when outdoor temperature exceeds a thresholdby
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Change LIFX light color when outdoor temperature drops below a thresholdby
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Breathe LIFX lights when daily rainfall exceeds thresholdby
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Automate Ambient Weather and LIFX from your AI assistant
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Create your own Ambient Weather and LIFX workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
26 triggers, queries, and actions
Daily Rain rises above
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when the Daily Rain measurement rises above a given threshold.
Device stops reporting
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when your device hasn't reported for 20 minutes.
Outdoor Temperature falls below
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when the Outdoor Temperature falls below a given value.
Outdoor Temperature rises above
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when the outdoor temperature rises above a given value.
Parameter falls below
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a given parameter falls below a certain threshold.
Parameter rises above
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a given parameter exceed a given threshold.
UV rises above
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when the UV Index rises above a given value.
Wind Speed rises above
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when the wind speed rises above a given value.
History of Daily Rain rises above
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the Daily Rain measurement rises above a given threshold. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of Device not reporting alerts
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of events when your device stopped reporting for at least 20 minutes.
History of Outdoor Temperature drops
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the Outdoor Temperature has fallen below the given value. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of outdoor temperature rising above a temperature
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the outdoor temperature rose above a given value. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of Parameter exceeds threshold
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of events when a given parameter exceed a given threshold. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of parameter falls
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of events when the parameter fell below a certain threshold. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of when UV rose above a threshold
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the UV Index rose above a given value. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of Wind Speed rises above threshold
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the wind speed rose above a given value. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
Activate scene
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will activate a Scene.
Blink lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will make your lights quickly blink the color of your choice.
Breathe lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will make your lights slowly breathe the color of your choice.
Change color of lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will change the color of your lights.
Move lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will make your LIXF Z lights move in a pattern.
Start Clean Cycle
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
Turn on the Clean Cycle of your LIFX Clean to it's default duration
Stop Clean Cycle
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
Turn off the Clean Cycle of your LIFX Clean
Toggle lights on/off
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will turn your lights off if they are on, and turn them on if they are off.
Turn lights off
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will turn your lights off.
Turn lights on
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will turn your lights on.
Activate scene
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will activate a Scene.
Blink lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will make your lights quickly blink the color of your choice.
Breathe lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will make your lights slowly breathe the color of your choice.
Change color of lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will change the color of your lights.
Daily Rain rises above
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when the Daily Rain measurement rises above a given threshold.
Device stops reporting
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when your device hasn't reported for 20 minutes.
History of Daily Rain rises above
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the Daily Rain measurement rises above a given threshold. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of Device not reporting alerts
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of events when your device stopped reporting for at least 20 minutes.
History of Outdoor Temperature drops
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the Outdoor Temperature has fallen below the given value. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of outdoor temperature rising above a temperature
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the outdoor temperature rose above a given value. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of Parameter exceeds threshold
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of events when a given parameter exceed a given threshold. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of parameter falls
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of events when the parameter fell below a certain threshold. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Daily Rain rises above
Device stops reporting
Outdoor Temperature falls below
Outdoor Temperature rises above
Parameter falls below
Parameter rises above
UV rises above
Wind Speed rises above
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Activate scene
Blink lights
Breathe lights
Change color of lights
Move lights
Start Clean Cycle
Stop Clean Cycle
Toggle lights on/off
Turn lights off
Turn lights on
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.
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About Ambient Weather
Your personal weather data dashboard. Create IFTTT Applets using information from your personal AmbientWeather.net-enabled weather station to perform tasks based on temperature, wind, rainfall, and many other weather parameters.
About LIFX
LIFX is a multi-color smart WiFi-enabled LED lightbulb. For more information on how to use our IFTTT integration, please visit ift.tt/lifx