# US natural gas prices climb on heat forecast, smaller storage build

> US natural gas futures rose about 1% on Thursday after a smaller-than-expected EIA storage build of 23 bcf for the week ended July 18. Forecasts for the hottest weather in three years were expected to lift power-sector gas burn early the following week.

- Date: 2025-07-24 · published 2025-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23959-us-natural-gas-prices-climb-on-heat-forecast-smaller-storage-build
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Heat-driven power burn and a tighter storage build support near-term gas prices, which feeds into energy costs for feed mills and ethanol and DDGS producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-07-18 | [US natgas prices climb 4% on small storage build, hot weather forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29453-us-natgas-prices-climb-4-on-small-storage-build-hot-weather-forecasts.md) | +2.5% | +9.6% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-06 | [Natural gas prices surge on surprise forecast for cold US weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6487-natural-gas-prices-surge-on-surprise-forecast-for-cold-us-weather.md) | +9.1% | +24.8% |
| NATGAS | 2023-10-25 | [US natural gas prices up on cooler forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33803-us-natural-gas-prices-up-on-cooler-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +18.8% | -6.0% |
| NATGAS | 2024-07-30 | [US natgas prices jump 4% on forecast for record heat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29450-us-natgas-prices-jump-4-on-forecast-for-record-heat.md) | -1.0% | +7.2% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-27 | [Hot US Temps and Below-Normal Storage Build Lifts Nat-Gas Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18064-hot-us-temps-and-below-normal-storage-build-lifts-nat-gas-prices.md) | +3.2% | +11.3% |

## Sources

- bairdmaritime.com: https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/us-natural-gas-prices-climb-on-heat-forecast-smaller-storage-build

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