# Natural Gas Futures, Cash Prices Advance Alongside Soaring Temperatures

> August natural gas futures rose 4.5 cents to $2.730/MMBtu as exceptional near-term heat lifted demand. A pipeline fire on TC Energy's Columbia system in Virginia caused no substantial flow disruption.

- Date: 2023-07-26 · published 2023-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35228-natural-gas-futures-cash-prices-advance-alongside-soaring-temperatures
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Heat-driven power demand supports gas prices in the short term, though ample production limits the upside for energy and fertilizer costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-29 | [Nat-Gas Prices Soar as US Temps Plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7191-nat-gas-prices-soar-as-us-temps-plunge.md) | -17.1% | +187.6% |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-01 | [Gas Prices Explode in U.S. Northwest as Temperatures Plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7994-gas-prices-explode-in-u-s-northwest-as-temperatures-plunge.md) | +1.1% | -5.3% |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-20 | [Untethered as Cold Weather Emerges, Natural Gas Futures Soar; Cash Climbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27597-untethered-as-cold-weather-emerges-natural-gas-futures-soar-cash-climbs.md) | +31.9% | +27.0% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-20 | [Natural gas prices soar as cold snap blasts across the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6506-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-cold-snap-blasts-across-the-u-s.md) | +323.2% | -0.0% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-25 | [U.S. natural gas prices soar 10% as cold winter forecasts develop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11757-u-s-natural-gas-prices-soar-10-as-cold-winter-forecasts-develop.md) | +5.2% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/natural-gas-futures-cash-prices-advance-alongside-soaring-temperatures/

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