Taking weather into account for load forecasts

[saturnv5]

Hi there,

I'd like to use the mlforecaster for load forecasts and was wondering what features are used? Specifically, is weather (especially temperature) taken into account at all? For my house, the load looks very different depending on whether it's a hot, mild, or cold day. This is mostly due to heating and cooling of the house. On cold days, consumption is high in the evening; on hot days, consumption is high during daylight hours; on mild days, consumption is much lower all around.

I also think that weather (or at least sky condition) would be useful for solar forecast adjustments. For example, shading has a much bigger impact on a clear sunny day than a cloudy/rainy day.