Highlights Rockies, PNW at 50%-60% risk for hotter temperatures Southwest power burn averages record 5.1 Bcf/d in H1 July SoCal city-gate cash price tops $8/MMBtu this summer More record gas-fired power burns could be in store for the Western US this summer with toasty temperatures and dry conditions likely to continue for the region in August, according to an updated month-ahead outlook from the National Weather Service. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now In a broad western region stretching the Northern Plains and the desert Southwest to the Pacific Coast, states will face as much as a 60% risk for above-average temperatures in August, the Weather Service said in its monthly forecast published July 15. Most of the continental US will see at least a 33%-40% risk for warmer-than-average weather next month, except the lower Mississippi River Valley region, Texas and the Gulf […]