As we are painfully aware, the primary driver of natural gas prices during the winter is the weather with natural gas storage levels coming in second. For the third year in a row, forecasters are predicting a La Niña weather pattern for winter 2022/2023. “Triple-Dip La Niña” patterns are rare, but not unprecedented (~ once every 20 years). Likewise, Natural gas Market Analysts are predicting, once again, the only thing that will significantly relieve upward pressure on prices is warmer than normal winter weather.