# Overnight Forecasts Advertise More Heat Risks; June Natural Gas Called Higher

> June natural gas opened about 3.7 cents higher near $2.847/MMBtu after overnight forecasts added heat risk for the next two weeks. Bespoke Weather Services expects above-average cooling demand, which would limit storage injections ahead of the EIA report.

- Date: 2018-05-22 · published 2018-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65196-overnight-forecasts-advertise-more-heat-risks-june-natural-gas-called-higher
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Hotter weather boosts gas-fired power demand and tightens storage, supporting natural gas prices. Higher gas prices raise fertilizer and energy costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-26 | [US Natural Gas Futures Rise As Forecasts Predict Colder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7192-us-natural-gas-futures-rise-as-forecasts-predict-colder.md) | +1.5% | +248.0% |
| NATGAS | 2017-11-06 | [Natural Gas Futures Rally on Forecasts for More Heating Demand By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10188-natural-gas-futures-rally-on-forecasts-for-more-heating-demand-by-investing-com.md) | +11.4% | +2.9% |
| NATGAS | 2025-07-24 | [US natural gas prices climb on heat forecast, smaller storage build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23959-us-natural-gas-prices-climb-on-heat-forecast-smaller-storage-build.md) | -2.1% | -9.8% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-06 | [Natural gas prices surge on surprise forecast for cold US weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6487-natural-gas-prices-surge-on-surprise-forecast-for-cold-us-weather.md) | +9.1% | +24.8% |
| NATGAS | 2016-05-31 | [California Heat On Tap; July Called A Nickel Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8453-california-heat-on-tap-july-called-a-nickel-higher.md) | +22.1% | +40.5% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/overnight-forecasts-advertise-more-heat-risks-june-natural-gas-called-higher/

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