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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Polar Vortex Sends Natural Gas Prices Soaring 25 Percent

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People walk through the snow in Brooklyn after an overnight storm in New York City on Dec. 27, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesNatural gas prices surged 25 percent as a polar vortex blankets the central and eastern United States with days of arctic cold.On the New York Mercantile Exchange, natural gas prices rallied $0.794, or 25.6 percent, to $3.90 per million British thermal units at 12:30 p.m. EST on Jan. 20. So far this month, natural gas has risen 5 percent.

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