Morning briefing email: news, tasks and weather

At 06:30 it pulls the top BBC News headlines via RSS, open tasks from a Google Sheet and a one-day Open-Meteo forecast, then Gemini writes a ~120-word briefing that lands in Gmail. Weather step continues even if the API fails.

Checking news, to-do and weather apps each morningn8n + Google Gemini + Google Sheets + Gmail

Cost afterNot reported (template is free; needs a Gemini API key)

SetupEasy · Not reported

Time savedNot reported

SkillBeginner

App vs bot, side by side

Old app vs bot
	Old app / habit	Bot
Tool	News, to-do and weather apps checked by hand	n8n schedule + BBC RSS + Sheets + Open-Meteo + Gemini + Gmail
Monthly cost	Not reported	Not reported (template is free; needs a Gemini API key)
Setup	None (already in use)	Not reported · Beginner
Your time	Baseline	Not reported
Maintenance	Handled by vendor/you as before	Update RSS feed, location and task sheet as needed; watch API key limits.
Privacy	Data stays with the app vendor	Headlines, your task list and location go to Google Gemini.

Full comparison

Replaces	News, to-do and weather apps checked by hand
Bot / agent stack	n8n schedule + BBC RSS + Sheets + Open-Meteo + Gemini + Gmail
Monthly cost before	Not reported
Monthly cost after	Not reported (template is free; needs a Gemini API key)
Setup time	Not reported
Time saved	Not reported
Skill level	Beginner
Reliability	3/5: published template with clear steps; no long-term usage data in the source. Weather step is built to fail gracefully.
Maintenance	Update RSS feed, location and task sheet as needed; watch API key limits.
Privacy & data	Headlines, your task list and location go to Google Gemini.
Best for	Anyone who opens 3+ apps every morning
Not for	People who need real-time alerts during the day

Pros and cons

Pros

One short email replaces three app checks
Open-Meteo weather needs no API key
Keeps running if weather fails

Cons

Single news source by default (BBC)
Tasks must live in a Google Sheet

How it works

Schedule fires at 06:30
Read BBC RSS, keep top six headlines
Read open tasks from Google Sheets
Fetch Open-Meteo forecast
Gemini writes a ~120-word briefing
Send via Gmail

Source and evidence

n8n community template (Oka Hironobu, updated about 3 months before our check) with step-by-step setup.

Read the original n8n template source ↗

“Not reported” means the source doesn't say. We never fill gaps with guesses. Numbers marked “per author” or “vendor claim” are the source's own and weren't independently tested. Source re-checked 2026-10-16.

Plain-text summary (for search and AI assistants)

Morning briefing email: news, tasks and weather. Replaces News, to-do and weather apps checked by hand with n8n schedule + BBC RSS + Sheets + Open-Meteo + Gemini + Gmail. Cost before: Not reported. Cost after: Not reported (template is free; needs a Gemini API key). Setup: Not reported, Beginner. Time saved: Not reported. Reliability 3/5: 3/5: published template with clear steps; no long-term usage data in the source. Weather step is built to fail gracefully. Best for: Anyone who opens 3+ apps every morning. Not for: People who need real-time alerts during the day. Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/17519-send-a-daily-ai-morning-briefing-with-google-gemini-rss-sheets-gmail-and-weather/

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