{"product_id":"hourly-weather-hacker-news-email-briefing-with-openweathermap-gmail","title":"Hourly Weather + Hacker News Email Briefing with OpenWeatherMap \u0026 Gmail","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHourly Weather + Hacker News Email Briefing (OpenWeatherMap \u0026amp; Gmail)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet an automated, developer-style HTML briefing every hour: current weather (from OpenWeatherMap), a fresh dad joke (from icanhazdadjoke), and the top 5 Hacker News stories—delivered directly to your inbox via Gmail, with results logged to Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this workflow does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRuns hourly\u003c\/b\u003e using a scheduled trigger so the briefing is generated automatically without manual effort.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFetches live content\u003c\/b\u003e by pulling:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWeather details for \u003cb\u003eKolkata\u003c\/b\u003e (configurable) from \u003cb\u003eOpenWeatherMap\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003erandom dad joke\u003c\/b\u003e from \u003cb\u003eicanhazdadjoke.com\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTop front-page stories\u003c\/b\u003e from \u003cb\u003eHacker News\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMerges and formats\u003c\/b\u003e all responses inside a \u003cb\u003eCode\u003c\/b\u003e node to extract temperatures, joke text, and the news titles\/authors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuilds an HTML email\u003c\/b\u003e using a \u003cb\u003eSet\u003c\/b\u003e node with monospace-style formatting for a clean, “briefing” look.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSends the email\u003c\/b\u003e to your specified recipient using \u003cb\u003eGmail OAuth2\u003c\/b\u003e credentials.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLogs to Google Sheets\u003c\/b\u003e by appending a new row with a timestamp, weather status, the joke, and the top news items.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSaaS operators who want a lightweight hourly “status + news” inbox update.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAutomation engineers building n8n workflows that combine multiple public APIs and email delivery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDevelopers who track local weather and Hacker News insights without opening separate sites.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eScheduled trigger\u003c\/b\u003e to run every hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHTTP Request\u003c\/b\u003e calls for \u003cb\u003eOpenWeatherMap\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eicanhazdadjoke\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eHacker News\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCode\u003c\/b\u003e node for parsing\/merging: temperatures, joke, and news titles\/authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSet\u003c\/b\u003e node to generate the \u003cb\u003eHTML\u003c\/b\u003e email body\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGmail\u003c\/b\u003e node (OAuth2) to send the briefing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGoogle Sheets\u003c\/b\u003e logging via OAuth2: append rows with TIMESTAMP, WEATHER STATUS, J… (and the top news fields)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"N8N Commerce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45732215193779,"sku":"N8N-17503","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/6279\/6723\/files\/l9uiYHYUqDx47xBkBQfZf_uJV9yTRn.png?v=1785143072","url":"https:\/\/buyflowscripts.com\/products\/hourly-weather-hacker-news-email-briefing-with-openweathermap-gmail","provider":"N8N Commerce","version":"1.0","type":"link"}