Siri shortcut

Ask Siri how your lake is doing

Name: LakeMonster Pro
Brand: LakeMonster
Price: 8.50 USD
Availability: InStock

Say “Hey Siri, Lake Conditions”, then name a lake or say “favorites”. Siri answers with the current air and water temperature, wind, and today’s forecast from LakeMonster.

Add the shortcut to your iPhone

Build it once in the Shortcuts app. It takes about two minutes. Tap +, name it Lake Conditions, then add these actions in order:

Ask for Input (type Text). Prompt: Which lake? Say a lake name, or say favorites.
URL Encode the Provided Input.
URL: https://lakemonster.com/api/siri/conditions?lake=[URL Encoded Text]&key=YOUR-SIRI-KEY (tap into the text and insert the URL Encoded Text variable where shown; the key part is optional).
Get Contents of URL.
Get Dictionary Value for key speech.
Show Result with the Dictionary Value. When you ask by voice, Siri reads it out.

Optional: link Siri to your LakeMonster favorites

Sign in to get your personal Siri key. With it, “favorites” reads out the lakes you follow, and your questions are tied to your account.

Ask

“Hey Siri, Lake Conditions” → “Bear Lake”
“Hey Siri, Lake Conditions” → “Lake Powell, Arizona”
“Hey Siri, Lake Conditions” → “favorites” (needs the key; reads your first three)

Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, HomePod and CarPlay once the shortcut is on your phone. Water temperature comes from LakeMonster’s satellite surface readings; weather is refreshed when you ask.

Try it here

Type a lake name to hear what Siri will say.

What we record

Each question: the time, what you asked for, the lake we matched, the answer, your device name if the shortcut sends it, and your account when your Siri key is used. We use it to fix names Siri gets wrong and to see which lakes people ask about. See the privacy policy.