Current Drought Conditions for Virginia - May 26, 2026
Virginia Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 94% (39,941 square miles) of Virginia is under drought conditions.
Breaking down current drought conditions across Virginia: 12.5% (5,312 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 47.5% (20,193 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 34% (14,436 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Virginia drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate Drought | 5,312 | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Severe Drought | 20,193 | 47.5% | 47.5% |
| Extreme Drought | 14,436 | 34% | 34% |
Virginia Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Virginia
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Altavista | Extreme Drought |
| Arrington | Extreme Drought |
| Belle Haven | Extreme Drought |
| Benns Church | Severe Drought |
| Blackstone | Severe Drought |
| Branchville | Severe Drought |
| Brodnax | Extreme Drought |
| Brookneal | Extreme Drought |
| Burkeville | Severe Drought |
| Cats Bridge | Extreme Drought |
| Central Garage | Extreme Drought |
| Chase City | Extreme Drought |
| Chase Crossing | Extreme Drought |
| Chilhowie | Severe Drought |
| Claremont | Severe Drought |
| Claypool Hill | Severe Drought |
| Cleveland | Severe Drought |
| Clover | Extreme Drought |
| Concord | Extreme Drought |
| Dahlgren | Severe Drought |
| Dante | Severe Drought |
| Drakes Branch | Severe Drought |
| Dranesville | Moderate Drought |
| Ewing | Moderate Drought |
| Exmore | Extreme Drought |
| Ferrum | Extreme Drought |
| Gordonsville | Extreme Drought |
| Great Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Greenbush | Extreme Drought |
| Gretna | Extreme Drought |
| Gwynn | Severe Drought |
| Honaker | Severe Drought |
| Horntown | Severe Drought |
| Hurt | Extreme Drought |
| Keller | Extreme Drought |
| Keysville | Severe Drought |
| Middlebrook | Extreme Drought |
| Middleburg | Moderate Drought |
| Modest Town | Extreme Drought |
| Nassawadox | Extreme Drought |
| Nelsonia | Extreme Drought |
| Newsoms | Severe Drought |
| Oak Level | Extreme Drought |
| Oakton | Moderate Drought |
| Painter | Extreme Drought |
| Phenix | Severe Drought |
| Pungoteague | Extreme Drought |
| Purcellville | Moderate Drought |
| Raven | Severe Drought |
| Richlands | Severe Drought |
| Ridgeway | Extreme Drought |
| Riner | Severe Drought |
| Rushmere | Severe Drought |
| Sandy Level | Extreme Drought |
| Scottsburg | Extreme Drought |
| Yorkshire | Moderate Drought |
| Smithfield | Severe Drought |
| South Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Union Level | Extreme Drought |
| Weber City | Severe Drought |
| White Stone | Severe Drought |
| Woodlawn | Severe Drought |
| Bobtown | Extreme Drought |
| Bracey | Extreme Drought |
| Ebony | Extreme Drought |
| Gargatha | Extreme Drought |
| Gasburg | Extreme Drought |
| Mount Hermon | Extreme Drought |
| Lynchburg | Extreme Drought |
| Poquoson | Moderate Drought |
| Appalachia | Severe Drought |
| Atkins | Severe Drought |
| Basye | Moderate Drought |
| Belspring | Severe Drought |
| Bluefield | Severe Drought |
| Coeburn | Severe Drought |
| Damascus | Extreme Drought |
| Draper | Severe Drought |
| Dryden | Severe Drought |
| Emory | Extreme Drought |
| Fishersville | Extreme Drought |
| Fries | Severe Drought |
| Galax | Severe Drought |
| Glade Spring | Severe Drought |
| Gratton | Severe Drought |
| Haysi | Severe Drought |
| Ivanhoe | Severe Drought |
| Lyndhurst | Extreme Drought |
| Max Meadows | Severe Drought |
| Nellysford | Extreme Drought |
| Norton | Severe Drought |
| Parrott | Severe Drought |
| Pennington Gap | Severe Drought |
| Rural Retreat | Severe Drought |
| Saltville | Severe Drought |
| Seven Mile Ford | Severe Drought |
| Stanley | Moderate Drought |
| Strasburg | Moderate Drought |
| Sugar Grove | Severe Drought |
| Bassett | Extreme Drought |
| Centreville | Moderate Drought |
| Alexandria | Severe Drought |
| Annandale | Moderate Drought |
| Arcola | Moderate Drought |
| Ashland | Extreme Drought |
| Augusta Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Bayside | Extreme Drought |
| Big Island | Extreme Drought |
| Blairs | Extreme Drought |
| Bloxom | Extreme Drought |
| Bon Air | Moderate Drought |
| Boones Mill | Severe Drought |
| Boyce | Moderate Drought |
| Boykins | Severe Drought |
| Bridgewater | Severe Drought |
| Brightwood | Severe Drought |
| Bristol | Severe Drought |
| Broadway | Moderate Drought |
| Buchanan | Severe Drought |
| Buena Vista | Severe Drought |
| Callaghan | Severe Drought |
| Calverton | Severe Drought |
| Cana | Severe Drought |
| Cape Charles | Severe Drought |
| Capron | Severe Drought |
| Carrollton | Severe Drought |
| Catlett | Severe Drought |
| Cheriton | Severe Drought |
| Chester | Severe Drought |
| Chester Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Chincoteague | Severe Drought |
| Churchville | Extreme Drought |
| Clarksville | Extreme Drought |
| Clifton Forge | Severe Drought |
| Cluster Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Columbia | Extreme Drought |
| Craigsville | Extreme Drought |
| Crewe | Severe Drought |
| Crimora | Extreme Drought |
| Crozet | Extreme Drought |
| Danville | Extreme Drought |
| Dayton | Severe Drought |
| Deerfield | Extreme Drought |
| Deltaville | Severe Drought |
| Dendron | Severe Drought |
| Dillwyn | Extreme Drought |
| Dublin | Severe Drought |
| Franconia | Severe Drought |
| Gloucester Point | Moderate Drought |
| Hayfield | Severe Drought |
| Iron Gate | Severe Drought |
| Ivy | Extreme Drought |
| Kings Park | Moderate Drought |
| Low Moor | Severe Drought |
| Mappsville | Extreme Drought |
| Melfa | Extreme Drought |
| Metompkin | Extreme Drought |
| Motley | Extreme Drought |
| Nickelsville | Severe Drought |
| Onancock | Extreme Drought |
| Onley | Extreme Drought |
| Pastoria | Extreme Drought |
| Pocahontas | Severe Drought |
| Prices Fork | Severe Drought |
| Ravensworth | Severe Drought |
| Riverview | Severe Drought |
| Ruckersville | Extreme Drought |
| Selma | Severe Drought |
| Seven Corners | Moderate Drought |
| Cave Spring | Severe Drought |
| Colonial Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Springfield | Severe Drought |
| Tasley | Extreme Drought |
| Troutville | Severe Drought |
| Tuckahoe | Severe Drought |
| Wattsville | Severe Drought |
| West Springfield | Severe Drought |
| Potomac Mills | Severe Drought |
| Boston | Extreme Drought |
| Burke | Moderate Drought |
| Edinburg | Moderate Drought |
| Elkton | Severe Drought |
| Elliston | Severe Drought |
| Esmont | Extreme Drought |
| Lafayette | Severe Drought |
| Shenandoah | Moderate Drought |
| Fairfax Station | Moderate Drought |
| Falmouth | Extreme Drought |
| Flint Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Forest | Extreme Drought |
| Franklin | Severe Drought |
| Fredericksburg | Extreme Drought |
| Free Union | Extreme Drought |
| Gainesville | Moderate Drought |
| Glasgow | Severe Drought |
| Glen Allen | Severe Drought |
| Goshen | Severe Drought |
| Henry Fork | Extreme Drought |
| Lorton | Severe Drought |
| New Hope | Extreme Drought |
| Newington | Severe Drought |
| Shenandoah Shores | Moderate Drought |
| Short Pump | Severe Drought |
| Timberlake | Extreme Drought |
| Adwolf | Severe Drought |
| Atlantic | Severe Drought |
| Belmont | Moderate Drought |
| Blue Ridge Shores | Extreme Drought |
| Buckhall | Moderate Drought |
| Carrsville | Severe Drought |
| Chantilly | Moderate Drought |
| Clifton | Moderate Drought |
| Collinsville | Extreme Drought |
| East Lexington | Severe Drought |
| Fairview Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Fieldale | Extreme Drought |
| Floris | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Chiswell | Severe Drought |
| Greenville | Extreme Drought |
| Grottoes | Extreme Drought |
| Hallwood | Extreme Drought |
| Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Herndon | Moderate Drought |
| Hiwassee | Severe Drought |
| Horse Pasture | Extreme Drought |
| Hot Springs | Severe Drought |
| Independent Hill | Severe Drought |
| Ivor | Severe Drought |
| Jarratt | Severe Drought |
| Kenbridge | Severe Drought |
| Keokee | Severe Drought |
| Kilmarnock | Severe Drought |
| La Crosse | Extreme Drought |
| Lovettsville | Moderate Drought |
| Madison Heights | Extreme Drought |
| Manassas Park | Moderate Drought |
| Marshall | Moderate Drought |
| McKenney | Severe Drought |
| McLean | Moderate Drought |
| McMullin | Severe Drought |
| Middletown | Moderate Drought |
| Mineral | Extreme Drought |
| Montvale | Severe Drought |
| Mount Crawford | Severe Drought |
| Mount Sidney | Extreme Drought |
| Shawsville | Severe Drought |
| Shenandoah Farms | Moderate Drought |
| Skyland Estates | Moderate Drought |
| Stanleytown | Extreme Drought |
| Temperanceville | Severe Drought |
| The Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Tysons | Moderate Drought |
| Victoria | Severe Drought |
| Wakefield | Severe Drought |
| Weyers Cave | Extreme Drought |
| Mountain Road | Extreme Drought |
| Chesapeake | Severe Drought |
| Colonial Heights | Severe Drought |
| Dale City | Severe Drought |
| Narrows | Severe Drought |
| Nathalie | Extreme Drought |
| New Market | Moderate Drought |
| Newport News | Severe Drought |
| Nokesville | Moderate Drought |
| Parksley | Extreme Drought |
| Passapatanzy | Extreme Drought |
| Patrick Springs | Severe Drought |
| Pembroke | Severe Drought |
| Penhook | Extreme Drought |
| Petersburg | Severe Drought |
| Portsmouth | Severe Drought |
| Rich Creek | Severe Drought |
| Whitesville | Extreme Drought |
| Woodbridge | Severe Drought |
| Alberta | Extreme Drought |
| Mount Jackson | Moderate Drought |
| Blacksburg | Severe Drought |
| Abingdon | Extreme Drought |
| Accomac | Extreme Drought |
| Amelia Court House | Severe Drought |
| Amherst | Extreme Drought |
| Appomattox | Extreme Drought |
| Bedford | Extreme Drought |
| Berryville | Moderate Drought |
| Bowling Green | Extreme Drought |
| Boydton | Extreme Drought |
| Charlotte Court House | Severe Drought |
| Charlottesville | Extreme Drought |
| Chatham | Extreme Drought |
| Christiansburg | Severe Drought |
| Clintwood | Severe Drought |
| Courtland | Severe Drought |
| Covington | Severe Drought |
| Culpeper | Severe Drought |
| Cumberland | Extreme Drought |
| Eastville | Severe Drought |
| Emporia | Severe Drought |
| Fairfax | Moderate Drought |
| Farmville | Extreme Drought |
| Fincastle | Severe Drought |
| Floyd | Severe Drought |
| Front Royal | Moderate Drought |
| Gate City | Severe Drought |
| Goochland | Extreme Drought |
| Grundy | Severe Drought |
| Hanover | Extreme Drought |
| Harrisonburg | Severe Drought |
| Heathsville | Extreme Drought |
| Hillsville | Severe Drought |
| Independence | Severe Drought |
| Jonesville | Severe Drought |
| King and Queen Court House | Severe Drought |
| King George | Extreme Drought |
| King William | Severe Drought |
| Lawrenceville | Extreme Drought |
| Lebanon | Extreme Drought |
| Leesburg | Moderate Drought |
| Lexington | Severe Drought |
| Louisa | Extreme Drought |
| Lovingston | Extreme Drought |
| Lunenburg | Severe Drought |
| Luray | Moderate Drought |
| Madison | Severe Drought |
| Manassas | Moderate Drought |
| Marion | Severe Drought |
| Martinsville | Extreme Drought |
| Mathews | Severe Drought |
| Monterey | Severe Drought |
| Montross | Extreme Drought |
| New Castle | Severe Drought |
| New Kent | Moderate Drought |
| Orange | Extreme Drought |
| Palmyra | Extreme Drought |
| Pearisburg | Severe Drought |
| Powhatan | Severe Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Saluda | Severe Drought |
| Bland | Severe Drought |
| Wytheville | Severe Drought |
| Sussex | Severe Drought |
| Tappahannock | Extreme Drought |
| Tazewell | Severe Drought |
| Williamsburg | Severe Drought |
| Winchester | Moderate Drought |
| Wise | Severe Drought |
| Ashburn | Moderate Drought |
| Bealeton | Severe Drought |
| Blue Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Cherry Hill | Severe Drought |
| Dooms | Extreme Drought |
| Dumfries | Severe Drought |
| East Highland Park | Severe Drought |
| Fairlawn | Severe Drought |
| Hamilton | Moderate Drought |
| Harborton | Extreme Drought |
| Haymarket | Moderate Drought |
| Highland Springs | Severe Drought |
| Hillsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Jolivue | Extreme Drought |
| Maurertown | Moderate Drought |
| Mechanicsville | Severe Drought |
| New Baltimore | Moderate Drought |
| Opal | Severe Drought |
| Port Royal | Extreme Drought |
| Pound | Severe Drought |
| Prince George | Severe Drought |
| Pulaski | Severe Drought |
| Quinby | Extreme Drought |
| Remington | Severe Drought |
| Reston | Moderate Drought |
| Richmond | Severe Drought |
| Riverdale | Extreme Drought |
| Roanoke | Severe Drought |
| Rocky Mount | Extreme Drought |
| Rose Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Round Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Rustburg | Extreme Drought |
| Sandston | Moderate Drought |
| Savageville | Extreme Drought |
| Saxis | Severe Drought |
| Schuyler | Extreme Drought |
| Scotland | Severe Drought |
| Scottsville | Extreme Drought |
| Sedley | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Bluff | Severe Drought |
| Radford | Severe Drought |
| Sherando | Extreme Drought |
| Shipman | Extreme Drought |
| Sperryville | Moderate Drought |
| Springville | Severe Drought |
| Stanardsville | Severe Drought |
| Staunton | Extreme Drought |
| Stephens City | Moderate Drought |
| Sterling | Moderate Drought |
| Stony Creek | Severe Drought |
| Stuart | Severe Drought |
| Stuarts Draft | Extreme Drought |
| Suffolk | Severe Drought |
| Surry | Severe Drought |
| Tangier | Extreme Drought |
| Templeton | Severe Drought |
| Timberville | Moderate Drought |
| Toms Brook | Moderate Drought |
| Triangle | Severe Drought |
| Urbanna | Severe Drought |
| Vansant | Severe Drought |
| Verona | Extreme Drought |
| Virginia Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Wachapreague | Extreme Drought |
| Warrenton | Moderate Drought |
| Warsaw | Extreme Drought |
| Washington | Moderate Drought |
| Waverly | Severe Drought |
| Waynesboro | Extreme Drought |
| West Point | Moderate Drought |
| Windsor | Severe Drought |
| Woodstock | Moderate Drought |
| South Boston | Extreme Drought |
| Castlewood | Severe Drought |
| Clinchco | Severe Drought |
| Halifax | Extreme Drought |
| Apple Mountain Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Shenandoah Retreat | Moderate Drought |
| South Riding | Moderate Drought |
| Harriston | Extreme Drought |
| Aquia Harbour | Severe Drought |
| Brandermill | Severe Drought |
| Sudley | Moderate Drought |
| Greenbriar | Moderate Drought |
| Arlington | Severe Drought |
| Lowes Island | Moderate Drought |
| Linton Hall | Moderate Drought |
| North Shore | Extreme Drought |
| Union Hall | Extreme Drought |
| Westlake Corner | Extreme Drought |
| Bull Run | Moderate Drought |
| Gloucester Courthouse | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Monticello | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Massanutten | Severe Drought |
| Montclair | Severe Drought |
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | Extreme Drought |
| Villa Heights | Extreme Drought |
| Wolf Trap | Moderate Drought |
| Brambleton | Moderate Drought |
| University Center | Moderate Drought |
| Captains Cove | Severe Drought |
| Yogaville | Extreme Drought |
| Twin Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Fair Oaks | Moderate Drought |
| Meadowbrook | Moderate Drought |
| Plum Creek | Severe Drought |
| Woodburn | Moderate Drought |
| Belmont Estates | Severe Drought |
| Laurel Hill | Severe Drought |
| Pantops | Extreme Drought |