
July Nymex natural gas (NGN24) on Friday closed up +0.015 (+0.58%). July nat-gas prices Friday saw a modest recovery after the sharp declines of -5.63% on Wednesday and -3.53% on Thursday.
The near-term weather outlook is mixed. NatGasWeather said Thursday that the eastern part of the US is expected to see moderate temperatures from June 6-13, which would curb nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air-conditioning. Tuesday's projection from the National Weather Service (NWS) was supportive for nat-gas prices as the NWS said that "the vast majority of the lower 48 US states could see above-average temperatures for the next three months, and for a good portion of states, a hotter-than-normal summer is the most likely scenario."