A mild temperature outlook stretching into early February continued to put pressure on natural gas futures in early trading Tuesday.

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The February Nymex contract was down 6.5 cents to $2.354/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. March was off 2.5 cents to $2.100.

Updated forecast maps from Maxar’s Weather Desk Tuesday continued to show predominantly warmer-than-normal temperatures throughout the 15-day projection period.

Small changes to the six- to 10-day forecast included “a warmer lean in the Interior West and a colder lean in the East,” the forecaster said. “Otherwise, expect aboves across a wide area, with the exceptions being from early to mid-period in the South and at mid-period along the East Coast. In the wake of low pressure, readings are near normal or slightly...