The 14 presets cover the most common cases, but sometimes you need something different. For example: "alert me if relative humidity drops below 25% and wind exceeds 40 km/h" isn't a standard preset — but you can build it as a custom alert.
When to choose custom
Choose custom if:
- You want to combine multiple variables in a single alert (AND, OR)
- You need a threshold outside the range accepted by any preset
- You need a variable that has no preset (e.g. atmospheric pressure, average wind, humidity)
- You want an alert for a very specific event in your operation (e.g. "expected dew point at 6 AM")
If the case fits a preset, prefer the preset: fewer steps, a sensible default, and an algorithm tested against real provider data.
How to create one
- Go to Advanced → My Vigía Alerts
- Scroll to the "Custom alerts" section and tap "+ New alert"
- Choose a target (city or one of your fields)
- Choose a variable (temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, etc.)
- Choose an operator (greater than, less than, equal to, in range)
- Set the threshold
- Give it a name and save
Limit: 5 custom alerts per user
You can have a maximum of 5 active custom alerts at the same time. Presets do not count against this limit — you can have all 14 presets active on N targets and still create 5 custom alerts on top.
If you hit the limit, review which ones you have and delete any you no longer use before creating a new one. If you need more capacity for your operation, reach out.
Practical differences from presets
- Default: presets come with calibrated thresholds; custom alerts don't — you define the value from scratch
- Crop type: presets adjust the default based on the field's crop; custom alerts don't
- Bulk editing: changing the threshold for a preset across 5 targets is 5 taps; in custom alerts it means creating 5 separate alerts
- Templates: if we launch shared templates in the future, presets will have priority over custom alerts