# Nat-Gas Prices Soar as US Temps Plunge

> January Nymex natural gas closed up 0.321, or 7.35%, on Monday, December 29, reaching a three-week high. The move followed forecasts of colder-than-normal temperatures across the Northeast for January 3-7 and a larger-than-average EIA storage withdrawal of 166 bcf. Production remained near record highs.

- Date: 2025-12-29 · published 2025-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7191-nat-gas-prices-soar-as-us-temps-plunge
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected heating demand and a larger storage draw support prices, while record output limits the upside and keeps natural gas costs for feed processors volatile.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-29 | [Nat-Gas Prices Jump on Forecasts for Warm US Temps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9863-nat-gas-prices-jump-on-forecasts-for-warm-us-temps.md) | +25.8% | +57.3% |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-01 | [Gas Prices Explode in U.S. Northwest as Temperatures Plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7994-gas-prices-explode-in-u-s-northwest-as-temperatures-plunge.md) | +1.1% | -5.3% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-27 | [Hot US Temps and Below-Normal Storage Build Lifts Nat-Gas Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18064-hot-us-temps-and-below-normal-storage-build-lifts-nat-gas-prices.md) | +3.2% | +11.3% |
| NATGAS | 2023-04-17 | [Nat-Gas Prices Surge on Cold U.S. Temps and Record LNG Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36595-nat-gas-prices-surge-on-cold-u-s-temps-and-record-lng-exports.md) | +11.5% | +6.5% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/36817725/nat-gas-prices-soar-as-us-temps-plunge

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