If you’re planning a road trip for Memorial Day weekend, you’re in luck: Gas prices are projected to be their cheapest since 2021.

AAA predicts approximately 45 million people nationwide will hit the road during Memorial Day weekend. However, some locals said gas prices and other expenses will keep them at home.

Gas prices are in the news again, potentially pinching road-trippers and commuters from California to Maine. Using the latest weekly averages from AAA, we’ve mapped where a gallon of regular unleaded hurts wallets the most in 2025.

U.S. supplies of natural gas in storage climbed by 120 billion cubic feet (bcf) for the week ending May 16, lifting total inventories to 2.375 trillion cubic feet — 90 bcf above the five-year average,

European natural gas prices fell, however there wasn’t much room for prices to decline over the summer amid renewed investor confidence and supply concerns.

Europe can secure enough liquefied natural gas to refill storage for next winter at current prices, but the region faces competition for supply should prices fall further, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.