Plan around the weather

MakeHay checks each visit's forecast against weather rules you set. A job needs a job site with an address to get a forecast.

Set up a weather rule

1. 1Step 1: Go to Settings › Services and click New rule in the Weather rules card.
2. 2Step 2: Give it a Name. Under During the service, fill in any of Max rain %, Min temp °F and Max temp °F. Leave a box blank to skip that check.
3. 3Step 3: For work that needs time to cure or dry, set Window hours and Window minutes under After the service, and the limits that apply during that window.
4. 4Step 4: Click Create rule.
5. 5Step 5: Edit a category or a service, pick the rule under Weather rule, and click Save category or Save service.

A rain limit warns when the chance of rain is at or above it, and 0 means any chance of rain. 20 to 40% is typical. A service's rule overrides its category's, and a rule set on a quote line overrides both. Categories and services without a rule get no weather checks.

See it on the calendar

• A visit whose forecast trips a rule gets a weather badge: a raindrop for rain, a thermometer for temperature.
• Click a visit, or a job in the unscheduled tray, to paint that job's forecast across the calendar. Green days are clear for it and red days trip a rule. Each day shows a weather icon, the high and the chance of rain when there's room.
• For a scheduled or in-progress job, the quick view lists the warnings and up to three clearer days in the next week or so. Tap one to move the visit there.
• On the job page, each visit lists its warnings under the rule that raised them.

Good to know: Forecasts reach about a week ahead. A visit further out shows that there's no forecast yet, and gets checked once the forecast reaches it.

Tip: Rained out anyway? Drag the visit to a clear day. On a repeating or multi-visit job you can also Skip it with the reason Weather.

Good to know: Weather rules need the Services & pricing permission.