Comfortable April temperatures put downward pressure on regional natural gas forwards during the April 6-12 trading period, with most hubs posting discounts aside from a few locations in the western Lower 48 and in West Texas, NGI’s Forward Look data show.

Fixed natural gas prices at benchmark Henry Hub for May delivery shed 6.0 cents for the period to finish at $2.096/MMBtu.

While most trading hubs saw discounts for the April 6-12 trading period, there were notable outliers, including along the West Coast. In the Pacific Northwest, May fixed prices at Northwest Sumas climbed 29.9 cents to end at $2.726.

Forecast maps from Maxar’s Weather Desk as of Thursday showed below normal temperatures blanketing the western and northwestern portions of the Lower 48 for days six...