May Nymex natural gas (NGK24) on Monday closed up by +0.059 (+3.31%). May nat gas prices Monday recovered early losses and closed sharply higher on cooler weather forecasts for the US that would boost heating demand for nat gas. Maxar Technologies said Monday that weather forecasts are trending cooler for the western and central US from April 12-19. Nat-gas prices have collapsed this year, with nearest-futures (NGJ24) posting a 3-3/4 year low last Tuesday as an unusually mild winter curbed heating consumption for nat-gas and pushed inventories well above average. As of March 29, US nat-gas inv…