Site weather
Site weather: see bad weather coming before you send the crew
Every job in Sammy shows the next 7 days of weather at the site, not where you happen to be standing. Days that look bad for outdoor work stand out. Turn on weather alerts and Sammy tells you at 3 pm the day before, so you’ve still got the afternoon to ring the concreter or move the work.
What it does
A pour, a roof or a deck can’t go ahead in a downpour, and finding out at 6 am is too late. On Sammy Pro, the bottom of every job’s site card shows the weather for the next 7 days at the job’s site address.
A day that looks bad for outdoor work stands out: rain likely, strong wind, a very hot day, or storms. If the Bureau of Meteorology has a warning out for the area, like a severe thunderstorm warning, it shows above the days. Tap it to read the whole warning.
How it works
- Win the job. The forecast shows while a job is Won, Contracted or In progress. The job takes its site address from the quote.
- Check the week at a glance. The site card shows the next 7 days, with bad days picked out.
- Tap the days for detail. Each day’s top temperature, chance of rain and strongest wind gusts. Tap again to hide them.
- Turn on alerts. Under the forecast it says Weather Alerts: Off. Tap it and switch it on.
- Get the heads-up. At 3 pm the day before a bad day on site, Sammy tells you, so you can ring the concreter, tell your subbie or move the work.
Weather alerts that know your schedule
- Only the days that matter. You only hear about bad days the job has work booked. If the job has no dates yet, you hear about every bad day.
- One job at a time. Alerts are turned on per job, so you choose which jobs are worth watching.
- To the right person. Alerts go to whoever turned them on. If a teammate did, it says On for and their name, and you can tap Send them to me instead.
You can ask Sammy too, like “when’s the next dry day at the Glebe job?” When the plan changes, your crew’s job card shows the plan’s tasks and dates, so they’re working from the same week you are.
Questions tradies ask
Whose weather is it, mine or the site’s?
The site’s. The forecast is for the job’s site address, which comes from the quote.
Why can’t I see the forecast on a job?
It shows while the job is Won, Contracted or In progress, and it needs a site address. If the job has none, tap Add the site address and the weather appears. The address is added to the quote as well, so your invoices for the job show it.
What counts as a bad day?
A day that looks bad for outdoor work: rain likely, strong wind, a very hot day, or storms.
When do alerts come?
At 3 pm the day before, and only for days the job has work booked, or every bad day if the job has no dates yet.
Is it on every plan?
Site weather is part of Sammy Pro.