Natural Gas Futures Climb on Heat Forecast Despite Slim Storage Build

U.S. natural gas futures rose as two-week forecasts called for hotter weather, boosting cooling demand. The rally held even though storage grew just 36 Bcf to 3,153 Bcf for the week ending August 7, 2026 — a below-typical late-summer injection, per EIA data. Production above 110 Bcf/d caps gains, but the heat forecast remains the key price-setter.