My family was planning a trip from Boise to Seattle. The day before leaving, I checked the roads and found a mess: an interstate in Oregon was completely closed, and a Washington route was shut down due to a landslide.

I have a cat that likes extra warmth on cold days and Christmas lights that should turn on at sunset. Both need different conditions checked throughout the day. Instead of manually toggling smart plugs or setting static schedules, I built an n8n workflow that makes decisions based on actual weather