# Cool Late-April Outlook Sends Natural Gas Futures Swinging Higher, while Cash Rebounds

> U.S. natural gas futures strengthened on April 17 as weather models trended cooler for late April. The May contract settled at $2.275/MMBtu, up 16 cents, while LNG feed gas demand hit a new high.

- Date: 2023-04-17 · published 2023-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36594-cool-late-april-outlook-sends-natural-gas-futures-swinging-higher-while-cash
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Cooler weather boosts heating demand and supports gas prices in a market otherwise well supplied. Feed commodity prices are not directly affected.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Higher - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/623-u-s-natural-gas-futures-settle-higher-wsj.md) | +8.5% | — |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-21 | [Chilly Fronts Goose Heating Demand, Sending Natural Gas Futures Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7790-chilly-fronts-goose-heating-demand-sending-natural-gas-futures-higher.md) | +5.7% | +26.2% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-31 | [U.S. Natural Gas Futures Gain on Late-Summer Heat - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18061-u-s-natural-gas-futures-gain-on-late-summer-heat-wsj.md) | +3.3% | +7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-20 | [Cold Snap Ignites US Natural Gas Market, Reshaping Winter Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7792-cold-snap-ignites-us-natural-gas-market-reshaping-winter-outlook.md) | +15.3% | +41.4% |
| NATGAS | 2022-05-17 | [A hot summer could send rising natural gas prices shooting even higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41571-a-hot-summer-could-send-rising-natural-gas-prices-shooting-even-higher.md) | +5.4% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/cool-late-april-outlook-sends-natural-gas-futures-swinging-higher-while-cash-rebounds/

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