Current Drought Conditions for Virginia - July 14, 2026
Virginia Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 80% (34,189 square miles) of Virginia is under active drought conditions, with an additional 12% (5,285 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Virginia: 33.3% (14,154 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 31.3% (13,303 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 15.8% (6,732 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 5,285 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| Moderate Drought | 14,154 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Severe Drought | 13,303 | 31.3% | 31.3% |
| Extreme Drought | 6,732 | 15.8% | 15.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Abingdon | Abnormally Dry |
| Accomac | Moderate Drought |
| Adwolf | Abnormally Dry |
| Alberta | Severe Drought |
| Alexandria | Moderate Drought |
| Altavista | Extreme Drought |
| Amelia Court House | Moderate Drought |
| Amherst | Severe Drought |
| Annandale | Moderate Drought |
| Appalachia | Moderate Drought |
| Apple Mountain Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Appomattox | Severe Drought |
| Aquia Harbour | Moderate Drought |
| Arcola | Moderate Drought |
| Arlington | Moderate Drought |
| Arrington | Extreme Drought |
| Ashburn | Moderate Drought |
| Ashland | Severe Drought |
| Atkins | Abnormally Dry |
| Atlantic | Moderate Drought |
| Augusta Springs | Severe Drought |
| Bassett | Extreme Drought |
| Basye | Moderate Drought |
| Bayside | Moderate Drought |
| Bealeton | Severe Drought |
| Bedford | Severe Drought |
| Belle Haven | Moderate Drought |
| Belmont | Moderate Drought |
| Belmont Estates | Severe Drought |
| Belspring | Severe Drought |
| Benns Church | Moderate Drought |
| Berryville | Severe Drought |
| Big Island | Severe Drought |
| Blacksburg | Severe Drought |
| Blackstone | Abnormally Dry |
| Blairs | Extreme Drought |
| Bland | Moderate Drought |
| Bloxom | Moderate Drought |
| Blue Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Blue Ridge Shores | Extreme Drought |
| Bluefield | Moderate Drought |
| Bobtown | Moderate Drought |
| Bon Air | Moderate Drought |
| Boones Mill | Severe Drought |
| Boston | Moderate Drought |
| Bowling Green | Severe Drought |
| Boyce | Severe Drought |
| Boydton | Extreme Drought |
| Boykins | Moderate Drought |
| Bracey | Extreme Drought |
| Brambleton | Moderate Drought |
| Branchville | Moderate Drought |
| Brandermill | Moderate Drought |
| Bridgewater | Severe Drought |
| Brightwood | Severe Drought |
| Bristol | Abnormally Dry |
| Broadway | Moderate Drought |
| Brodnax | Extreme Drought |
| Brookneal | Extreme Drought |
| Buchanan | Severe Drought |
| Buckhall | Moderate Drought |
| Buena Vista | Extreme Drought |
| Bull Run | Moderate Drought |
| Burke | Moderate Drought |
| Burkeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Callaghan | Moderate Drought |
| Calverton | Moderate Drought |
| Cana | Severe Drought |
| Cape Charles | Abnormally Dry |
| Capron | Moderate Drought |
| Captains Cove | Moderate Drought |
| Carrollton | Moderate Drought |
| Carrsville | Moderate Drought |
| Castlewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Catlett | Moderate Drought |
| Cats Bridge | Moderate Drought |
| Cave Spring | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Bluff | Abnormally Dry |
| Central Garage | Moderate Drought |
| Centreville | Moderate Drought |
| Chantilly | Moderate Drought |
| Charlotte Court House | Moderate Drought |
| Charlottesville | Extreme Drought |
| Chase City | Extreme Drought |
| Chase Crossing | Moderate Drought |
| Chatham | Extreme Drought |
| Cheriton | Abnormally Dry |
| Cherry Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Chesapeake | Abnormally Dry |
| Chester | Abnormally Dry |
| Chester Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Chilhowie | Abnormally Dry |
| Chincoteague | Moderate Drought |
| Christiansburg | Severe Drought |
| Churchville | Severe Drought |
| Claremont | Moderate Drought |
| Clarksville | Extreme Drought |
| Claypool Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Cleveland | Abnormally Dry |
| Clifton | Moderate Drought |
| Clifton Forge | Moderate Drought |
| Clinchco | Severe Drought |
| Clintwood | Severe Drought |
| Clover | Extreme Drought |
| Cluster Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Coeburn | Abnormally Dry |
| Collinsville | Extreme Drought |
| Colonial Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Colonial Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Columbia | Extreme Drought |
| Concord | Severe Drought |
| Courtland | Moderate Drought |
| Covington | Moderate Drought |
| Craigsville | Severe Drought |
| Crewe | Abnormally Dry |
| Crimora | Severe Drought |
| Crozet | Extreme Drought |
| Culpeper | Severe Drought |
| Cumberland | Severe Drought |
| Dahlgren | Moderate Drought |
| Dale City | Moderate Drought |
| Damascus | Moderate Drought |
| Dante | Moderate Drought |
| Danville | Extreme Drought |
| Dayton | Severe Drought |
| Deerfield | Moderate Drought |
| Deltaville | Moderate Drought |
| Dendron | Moderate Drought |
| Dillwyn | Severe Drought |
| Dooms | Extreme Drought |
| Drakes Branch | Moderate Drought |
| Dranesville | Moderate Drought |
| Draper | Severe Drought |
| Dryden | Abnormally Dry |
| Dublin | Severe Drought |
| Dumfries | Moderate Drought |
| East Highland Park | Moderate Drought |
| East Lexington | Extreme Drought |
| Eastville | Abnormally Dry |
| Ebony | Extreme Drought |
| Edinburg | Moderate Drought |
| Elkton | Severe Drought |
| Elliston | Severe Drought |
| Emory | Abnormally Dry |
| Emporia | Severe Drought |
| Esmont | Extreme Drought |
| Ewing | Abnormally Dry |
| Exmore | Moderate Drought |
| Fair Oaks | Moderate Drought |
| Fairfax | Moderate Drought |
| Fairfax Station | Moderate Drought |
| Fairlawn | Severe Drought |
| Fairview Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Falmouth | Severe Drought |
| Farmville | Severe Drought |
| Ferrum | Severe Drought |
| Fieldale | Extreme Drought |
| Fincastle | Severe Drought |
| Fishersville | Severe Drought |
| Flint Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Floris | Moderate Drought |
| Floyd | Severe Drought |
| Forest | Severe Drought |
| Fort Chiswell | Severe Drought |
| Franconia | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Fredericksburg | Severe Drought |
| Free Union | Extreme Drought |
| Fries | Severe Drought |
| Front Royal | Moderate Drought |
| Gainesville | Moderate Drought |
| Galax | Severe Drought |
| Gargatha | Moderate Drought |
| Gasburg | Extreme Drought |
| Glade Spring | Abnormally Dry |
| Glasgow | Severe Drought |
| Glen Allen | Severe Drought |
| Gloucester Courthouse | Moderate Drought |
| Gloucester Point | Moderate Drought |
| Goochland | Severe Drought |
| Gordonsville | Extreme Drought |
| Goshen | Severe Drought |
| Gratton | Moderate Drought |
| Great Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Greenbriar | Moderate Drought |
| Greenbush | Moderate Drought |
| Greenville | Severe Drought |
| Gretna | Extreme Drought |
| Grottoes | Severe Drought |
| Grundy | Moderate Drought |
| Gwynn | Moderate Drought |
| Halifax | Extreme Drought |
| Hallwood | Moderate Drought |
| Hamilton | Moderate Drought |
| Hampton | Moderate Drought |
| Hanover | Severe Drought |
| Harborton | Moderate Drought |
| Harrisonburg | Severe Drought |
| Harriston | Severe Drought |
| Hayfield | Moderate Drought |
| Haymarket | Moderate Drought |
| Haysi | Severe Drought |
| Heathsville | Moderate Drought |
| Henry Fork | Extreme Drought |
| Herndon | Moderate Drought |
| Highland Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Hillsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Hillsville | Severe Drought |
| Hiwassee | Severe Drought |
| Honaker | Abnormally Dry |
| Horntown | Moderate Drought |
| Horse Pasture | Extreme Drought |
| Hot Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Hurt | Extreme Drought |
| Independence | Severe Drought |
| Independent Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Iron Gate | Moderate Drought |
| Ivanhoe | Severe Drought |
| Ivor | Moderate Drought |
| Ivy | Extreme Drought |
| Jarratt | Severe Drought |
| Jolivue | Severe Drought |
| Jonesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Keller | Moderate Drought |
| Kenbridge | Moderate Drought |
| Keokee | Abnormally Dry |
| Keysville | Moderate Drought |
| Kilmarnock | Moderate Drought |
| King and Queen Court House | Moderate Drought |
| King George | Moderate Drought |
| King William | Moderate Drought |
| Kings Park | Moderate Drought |
| La Crosse | Extreme Drought |
| Lafayette | Severe Drought |
| Lake Monticello | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Laurel Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Lawrenceville | Severe Drought |
| Lebanon | Abnormally Dry |
| Leesburg | Moderate Drought |
| Lexington | Extreme Drought |
| Linton Hall | Moderate Drought |
| Lorton | Moderate Drought |
| Louisa | Extreme Drought |
| Lovettsville | Moderate Drought |
| Lovingston | Extreme Drought |
| Low Moor | Moderate Drought |
| Lowes Island | Moderate Drought |
| Lunenburg | Moderate Drought |
| Luray | Moderate Drought |
| Lynchburg | Severe Drought |
| Lyndhurst | Extreme Drought |
| Madison | Severe Drought |
| Madison Heights | Severe Drought |
| Manassas | Moderate Drought |
| Manassas Park | Moderate Drought |
| Mappsville | Moderate Drought |
| Marion | Abnormally Dry |
| Marshall | Moderate Drought |
| Martinsville | Extreme Drought |
| Massanutten | Severe Drought |
| Mathews | Moderate Drought |
| Maurertown | Moderate Drought |
| Max Meadows | Severe Drought |
| McKenney | Moderate Drought |
| McLean | Moderate Drought |
| McMullin | Abnormally Dry |
| Meadowbrook | Moderate Drought |
| Mechanicsville | Moderate Drought |
| Melfa | Moderate Drought |
| Metompkin | Moderate Drought |
| Middlebrook | Severe Drought |
| Middleburg | Moderate Drought |
| Middletown | Moderate Drought |
| Mineral | Extreme Drought |
| Modest Town | Moderate Drought |
| Montclair | Moderate Drought |
| Monterey | Moderate Drought |
| Montross | Moderate Drought |
| Montvale | Severe Drought |
| Motley | Extreme Drought |
| Mount Crawford | Severe Drought |
| Mount Hermon | Extreme Drought |
| Mount Jackson | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Sidney | Severe Drought |
| Mountain Road | Extreme Drought |
| Narrows | Moderate Drought |
| Nassawadox | Moderate Drought |
| Nathalie | Extreme Drought |
| Nellysford | Extreme Drought |
| Nelsonia | Moderate Drought |
| New Baltimore | Moderate Drought |
| New Castle | Severe Drought |
| New Hope | Severe Drought |
| New Kent | Moderate Drought |
| New Market | Moderate Drought |
| Newington | Moderate Drought |
| Newport News | Moderate Drought |
| Newsoms | Moderate Drought |
| Nickelsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Nokesville | Moderate Drought |
| North Shore | Severe Drought |
| Norton | Abnormally Dry |
| Oak Level | Extreme Drought |
| Oakton | Moderate Drought |
| Onancock | Moderate Drought |
| Onley | Moderate Drought |
| Opal | Severe Drought |
| Orange | Severe Drought |
| Painter | Moderate Drought |
| Palmyra | Extreme Drought |
| Pantops | Extreme Drought |
| Parksley | Moderate Drought |
| Parrott | Severe Drought |
| Passapatanzy | Moderate Drought |
| Pastoria | Moderate Drought |
| Patrick Springs | Severe Drought |
| Pearisburg | Moderate Drought |
| Pembroke | Moderate Drought |
| Penhook | Extreme Drought |
| Pennington Gap | Abnormally Dry |
| Petersburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Phenix | Moderate Drought |
| Plum Creek | Severe Drought |
| Pocahontas | Moderate Drought |
| Poquoson | Moderate Drought |
| Port Royal | Moderate Drought |
| Portsmouth | Abnormally Dry |
| Potomac Mills | Moderate Drought |
| Pound | Severe Drought |
| Powhatan | Severe Drought |
| Prices Fork | Severe Drought |
| Prince George | Abnormally Dry |
| Pulaski | Severe Drought |
| Pungoteague | Moderate Drought |
| Purcellville | Moderate Drought |
| Quinby | Moderate Drought |
| Radford | Severe Drought |
| Raven | Abnormally Dry |
| Ravensworth | Moderate Drought |
| Remington | Severe Drought |
| Reston | Moderate Drought |
| Rich Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Richlands | Abnormally Dry |
| Richmond | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgeway | Extreme Drought |
| Riner | Severe Drought |
| Riverdale | Extreme Drought |
| Riverview | Abnormally Dry |
| Roanoke | Severe Drought |
| Rocky Mount | Severe Drought |
| Rose Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Round Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Ruckersville | Extreme Drought |
| Rural Retreat | Moderate Drought |
| Rushmere | Moderate Drought |
| Rustburg | Extreme Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Saltville | Abnormally Dry |
| Saluda | Moderate Drought |
| Sandston | Moderate Drought |
| Sandy Level | Extreme Drought |
| Savageville | Moderate Drought |
| Saxis | Moderate Drought |
| Schuyler | Extreme Drought |
| Scotland | Moderate Drought |
| Scottsburg | Extreme Drought |
| Scottsville | Extreme Drought |
| Sedley | Moderate Drought |
| Selma | Moderate Drought |
| Seven Corners | Moderate Drought |
| Seven Mile Ford | Abnormally Dry |
| Shawsville | Severe Drought |
| Shenandoah | Moderate Drought |
| Shenandoah Farms | Severe Drought |
| Shenandoah Retreat | Severe Drought |
| Shenandoah Shores | Moderate Drought |
| Sherando | Extreme Drought |
| Shipman | Extreme Drought |
| Short Pump | Severe Drought |
| Skyland Estates | Moderate Drought |
| Smithfield | Moderate Drought |
| South Boston | Extreme Drought |
| South Hill | Extreme Drought |
| South Riding | Moderate Drought |
| Sperryville | Moderate Drought |
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | Severe Drought |
| Springfield | Moderate Drought |
| Springville | Moderate Drought |
| Stanardsville | Severe Drought |
| Stanley | Moderate Drought |
| Stanleytown | Extreme Drought |
| Staunton | Severe Drought |
| Stephens City | Severe Drought |
| Sterling | Moderate Drought |
| Stony Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Strasburg | Moderate Drought |
| Stuart | Severe Drought |
| Stuarts Draft | Severe Drought |
| Sudley | Moderate Drought |
| Suffolk | Moderate Drought |
| Sugar Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Surry | Moderate Drought |
| Sussex | Moderate Drought |
| Tangier | Moderate Drought |
| Tappahannock | Moderate Drought |
| Tasley | Moderate Drought |
| Tazewell | Abnormally Dry |
| Temperanceville | Moderate Drought |
| Templeton | Abnormally Dry |
| The Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Timberlake | Severe Drought |
| Timberville | Moderate Drought |
| Toms Brook | Moderate Drought |
| Triangle | Moderate Drought |
| Troutville | Severe Drought |
| Tuckahoe | Severe Drought |
| Twin Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Tysons | Moderate Drought |
| Union Hall | Severe Drought |
| Union Level | Extreme Drought |
| University Center | Moderate Drought |
| Urbanna | Moderate Drought |
| Vansant | Moderate Drought |
| Verona | Severe Drought |
| Victoria | Moderate Drought |
| Villa Heights | Extreme Drought |
| Virginia Beach | Abnormally Dry |
| Wachapreague | Moderate Drought |
| Wakefield | Moderate Drought |
| Warrenton | Moderate Drought |
| Warsaw | Moderate Drought |
| Washington | Moderate Drought |
| Wattsville | Moderate Drought |
| Waverly | Moderate Drought |
| Waynesboro | Extreme Drought |
| West Point | Moderate Drought |
| West Springfield | Moderate Drought |
| Westlake Corner | Severe Drought |
| Weyers Cave | Severe Drought |
| White Stone | Moderate Drought |
| Whitesville | Moderate Drought |
| Williamsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Winchester | Severe Drought |
| Windsor | Moderate Drought |
| Wise | Abnormally Dry |
| Wolf Trap | Moderate Drought |
| Woodbridge | Moderate Drought |
| Woodburn | Moderate Drought |
| Woodlawn | Severe Drought |
| Woodstock | Moderate Drought |
| Wytheville | Severe Drought |
| Yogaville | Extreme Drought |
| Yorkshire | Moderate Drought |