# Natural-Gas Prices Soar as U.S. Braces for Arctic Blast - WSJ

> Natural-gas prices jumped 63% this week on forecasts of some of the coldest, snowiest weather in years across the country, from West Texas to the Great Lakes. Traders are weighing a possible repeat of a deadly winter storm that previously froze the region.

- Date: 2026-01-23 · published 2026-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4760-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-u-s-braces-for-arctic-blast-wsj
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply higher heating demand and gas prices raise costs for grain drying, feed mills and ethanol plants that rely on natural gas, and can tighten corn-based DDGS supply and feed margins.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-09 | [Arctic blast sends natural gas prices to new record in North Carolina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5984-arctic-blast-sends-natural-gas-prices-to-new-record-in-north-carolina.md) | +44.4% | -3.8% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-11 | [Arctic Blast Sends US Gas Prices Soaring \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5577-arctic-blast-sends-us-gas-prices-soaring-energy-intelligence.md) | +55.3% | -18.9% |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-08 | [European Natural Gas Prices Surge as Winter Blast Stokes Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11510-european-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-winter-blast-stokes-demand.md) | +27.9% | -29.6% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/natural-gas-prices-arctic-blast-6542d0a8

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