09:22 AM EDT, 09/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Natural gas edged up early on Friday, rising for a fourth day as long-term forecasts warm, while a day-prior report showed a rise in inventories that came in near expectations.

Gas for October delivery was last seen up US$0.02 to US$3.09 per million British thermal units.

The rise comes on expectations for solid cooling demand as long-term forecasts from the National Weather Service see most states with warmer than seasonal temperatures in its eight to 14 day outlook, offering some late season cooling demand.

The Energy Information Administration on Thursday reported inventories of the fuel stored for winter use rose by 55-billion cubic feet last week, near expectations according the NatGasWeather.com and leaving stocks at 3.27 trillion cubic feet, 5.6% above the five-year average.