Gas prices dodge a bullet with Helene. Here's why

(GasBuddy) For the second straight week, the national average price of gasoline has inched up, rising 1.4 cents compared to a week ago, and stands at $3.17 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 15.4 cents from a month ago and is 63.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.2 cents in the last