# US Natural Gas Futures Rise As Forecasts Predict Colder

> US natural gas futures rose about 1% to $4.29/MMBtu on Friday, December 26, in thin holiday trading, putting the market on track for a weekly gain that ended a two-week losing streak. Forecasts pointed to colder weather in the eastern US, and LSEG projected lower-48 demand rising to 138.5 bcfd.

- Date: 2025-12-26 · published 2025-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7192-us-natural-gas-futures-rise-as-forecasts-predict-colder
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Colder forecasts and rising demand projections tighten near-term supply, supporting gas prices and the cost of gas-fired drying and processing for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2023-10-25 | [US natural gas prices up on cooler forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33803-us-natural-gas-prices-up-on-cooler-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +18.8% | -6.0% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-11 | [US natural gas prices soar to two-year high on colder forecasts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26699-us-natural-gas-prices-soar-to-two-year-high-on-colder-forecasts-markets.md) | +53.7% | -14.7% |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-08 | [US natgas futures surge on forecasts for colder weather - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11507-us-natgas-futures-surge-on-forecasts-for-colder-weather-markets-business.md) | +27.9% | -29.6% |

## Sources

- worldenergynews.com: https://www.worldenergynews.com/news/natural-gas-futures-rise-forecasts-predict-colder-769331

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