# Natural gas prices hit $6 as Winter Storm Fern brings extreme cold

> CNBC reports US natural gas futures for February delivery rose 17.7% to $6.21/MMBtu, the first time above $6 since December 2022. Winter Storm Fern left over 822,000 customers without power and forced mass flight cancellations, with wind chills forecast as low as -50F across the eastern two-thirds of the US.

- Date: 2026-01-26 · published 2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4410-natural-gas-prices-hit-6-as-winter-storm-fern-brings-extreme-cold
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A multi-year high in gas prices driven by extreme cold raises energy and fertilizer costs and can lift feed-processing operating expenses.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-22 | [Natural gas prices suffer historic spike as extreme winter storm looms \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4411-natural-gas-prices-suffer-historic-spike-as-extreme-winter-storm-looms-cnn.md) | +1.4% | +13.2% |
| UREA | 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) | +1.4% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-01-21 | [Natural Gas Prices Soar as Winter Storm Is Set to Drop Snow, Ice Across Massive Swath of the US - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4409-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-winter-storm-is-set-to-drop-snow-ice-across-massive.md) | +1.6% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-01-24 | [Natural Gas Market in `Panic Mode' After Mild Winter Bets - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4405-natural-gas-market-in-panic-mode-after-mild-winter-bets-bloomberg.md) | +1.6% | +12.9% |
| UREA | 2025-02-23 | [US natural gas prices surge as La Niña replaces El Niño – Chemicals and the Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26221-us-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-la-nina-replaces-el-nino-chemicals-and-the.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |
| WTI | 2024-11-01 | [Natural Gas Futures Extend Drop on Delayed Winter Arrival, Golden Pass LNG Project](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11711-natural-gas-futures-extend-drop-on-delayed-winter-arrival-golden-pass-lng.md) | +4.5% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2020-06-30 | [US and European natural gas prices rise with Gulf Coast LNG futures as demand picture improves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9802-us-and-european-natural-gas-prices-rise-with-gulf-coast-lng-futures-as-demand.md) | +2.3% | +3.2% |
| WTI | 2021-02-15 | [Higher diesel prices likely as freeze shuts down Gulf Coast refineries - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48826-higher-diesel-prices-likely-as-freeze-shuts-down-gulf-coast-refineries.md) | +3.6% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/26/us-natural-gas-prices-snow-ice-winter-storm-fern.html

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