Use National Weather Service forecast data to flag when a scheduled concrete pour may require hot- or cold-weather concreting precautions
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Steps
Pull point-forecast data (hourly temperature, wind) from api.weather.gov for the job-site coordinates ahead of a scheduled pour.
Build a decision flag in your scheduling tool tied to whatever threshold your project specification or thermal control plan actually defines — do not hardcode a specific ACI temperature threshold in tooling, since ACI 305R (hot weather) and 306R (cold weather) are paywalled (concrete.org store) and exact trigger values can vary by edition and mix design.
Cross-check forecast temperature against the project's already-approved hot/cold-weather concreting plan, which should state the applicable trigger temperatures for that specific mix and placement.
Use NWS forecast-discussion text (also via api.weather.gov) as a secondary signal for rapid temperature swings that could affect an in-progress pour.
Log the forecast snapshot used for the go/no-go decision for QA/documentation purposes, since weather.gov forecasts change and aren't retroactively queryable via the free API beyond recent history.
Known gotchas
ACI 305R/306R are copyrighted, paywalled documents — don't embed specific 'hot/cold weather starts at X°F' thresholds in automation unless sourced from a current licensed copy or the project's own spec; treat thresholds as configurable, not hardcoded.
This is a narrow, concrete-specific decision workflow layered on the NWS API — the underlying api.weather.gov mechanics are the same as any other NWS-based integration, so don't treat this as a substitute for general NWS API documentation.
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