Natural gas snapped a four-day losing streak Tuesday as traders bet that near-term forecasts for frigid temperatures would keep demand hefty for the heating fuel. Natural gas for March delivery settled up 24.5 cents, or 5.4%, at $4.824 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. This weekend could be colder than previously forecast in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, where a snowstorm is expected Wednesday and Thursday, said Bethesda, Md.-based Commodity Weather Group LLC in a note Tuesday. The snowstorm could continue to boost natural-gas demand, which has been vigorous all winter. About half of U.S. households use natural gas as their primary heating fuel, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Market watchers are also expecting a weekly government […]