# Natural gas prices soar more than 60% as winter storm approaches

> U.S. natural gas prices have risen about 63% since Monday ahead of a major winter storm forecast to bring heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain from Friday through the weekend. Households face jumping energy bills as heating demand surges.

- Date: 2026-01-22 · published 2026-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6507-natural-gas-prices-soar-more-than-60-as-winter-storm-approaches
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A severe storm driving broad heating demand tightens gas supplies and pushes prices higher, raising energy and fertilizer input costs. The price impact is concentrated in gas and electricity markets rather than grain or feed directly.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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% |
| 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 | 2026-01-23 | [Natural-Gas Prices Soar as U.S. Braces for Arctic Blast - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4760-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-u-s-braces-for-arctic-blast-wsj.md) | -2.8% | -52.5% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-01 | [Wintry Weather Lifts Natural-Gas Prices  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48840-wintry-weather-lifts-natural-gas-prices-wsj.md) | +20.6% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- nbcnews.com: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/natural-gas-prices-soar-60-winter-storm-approaches-rcna255462

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