Current Drought Conditions for Washington - July 14, 2026
Washington Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 60% (43,068 square miles) of Washington is under active drought conditions, with an additional 21% (15,047 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Washington: 52.7% (37,574 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 6.8% (4,862 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 0.9% (632 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Washington 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 | 15,047 | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| Moderate Drought | 37,574 | 52.7% | 52.7% |
| Severe Drought | 4,862 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| Extreme Drought | 632 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
Washington 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 Washington
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Abnormally Dry |
| Aberdeen Gardens | Abnormally Dry |
| Acme | Abnormally Dry |
| Addy | Moderate Drought |
| Ahtanum | Moderate Drought |
| Airway Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Albion | Severe Drought |
| Allyn | Abnormally Dry |
| Almira | Moderate Drought |
| Amboy | Abnormally Dry |
| Ashford | Abnormally Dry |
| Asotin | Moderate Drought |
| Bainbridge Island | Moderate Drought |
| Baring | Abnormally Dry |
| Basin City | Moderate Drought |
| Battle Ground | Abnormally Dry |
| Belfair | Moderate Drought |
| Bell Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Bellingham | Abnormally Dry |
| Benton City | Moderate Drought |
| Bethel | Abnormally Dry |
| Bickleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Bingen | Abnormally Dry |
| Birch Bay | Abnormally Dry |
| Blaine | Abnormally Dry |
| Bremerton | Moderate Drought |
| Brewster | Moderate Drought |
| Bridgeport | Moderate Drought |
| Brinnon | Moderate Drought |
| Brush Prairie | Abnormally Dry |
| Buena | Abnormally Dry |
| Burien | Abnormally Dry |
| Burley | Abnormally Dry |
| Camano | Abnormally Dry |
| Camas | Abnormally Dry |
| Canterwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Carlsborg | Moderate Drought |
| Carson | Abnormally Dry |
| Cascade Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Cashmere | Moderate Drought |
| Castle Rock | Abnormally Dry |
| Central Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Chelan | Moderate Drought |
| Cheney | Moderate Drought |
| Cherry Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Chewelah | Moderate Drought |
| Chico | Moderate Drought |
| Clallam Bay | Moderate Drought |
| Clarkston | Severe Drought |
| Clayton | Moderate Drought |
| Cle Elum | Moderate Drought |
| Cliffdell | Moderate Drought |
| Cohassett Beach | Abnormally Dry |
| Colfax | Moderate Drought |
| College Place | Moderate Drought |
| Colton | Severe Drought |
| Colville | Moderate Drought |
| Conconully | Extreme Drought |
| Connell | Moderate Drought |
| Copalis Beach | Abnormally Dry |
| Cosmopolis | Abnormally Dry |
| Coulee City | Moderate Drought |
| Coulee Dam | Moderate Drought |
| Coupeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Cowiche | Moderate Drought |
| Creston | Moderate Drought |
| Custer | Abnormally Dry |
| Davenport | Moderate Drought |
| Dayton | Moderate Drought |
| Deer Park | Moderate Drought |
| Deming | Abnormally Dry |
| Des Moines | Abnormally Dry |
| Desert Aire | Moderate Drought |
| Dixie | Moderate Drought |
| East Port Orchard | Moderate Drought |
| East Wenatchee | Moderate Drought |
| Easton | Abnormally Dry |
| Electric City | Moderate Drought |
| Ellensburg | Moderate Drought |
| Elmer City | Moderate Drought |
| Endicott | Moderate Drought |
| Enetai | Moderate Drought |
| Entiat | Moderate Drought |
| Ephrata | Moderate Drought |
| Everson | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairfield | Moderate Drought |
| Farmington | Severe Drought |
| Felida | Abnormally Dry |
| Fern Prairie | Abnormally Dry |
| Ferndale | Abnormally Dry |
| Finley | Moderate Drought |
| Five Corners | Abnormally Dry |
| Forks | Moderate Drought |
| Four Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Freeland | Abnormally Dry |
| Friday Harbor | Abnormally Dry |
| Garfield | Severe Drought |
| Garrett | Moderate Drought |
| George | Moderate Drought |
| Gig Harbor | Abnormally Dry |
| Glacier | Abnormally Dry |
| Gleed | Moderate Drought |
| Glenwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Gorst | Moderate Drought |
| Grand Coulee | Moderate Drought |
| Grandview | Abnormally Dry |
| Granger | Abnormally Dry |
| Grapeview | Abnormally Dry |
| Green Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| Hansville | Moderate Drought |
| Harrah | Abnormally Dry |
| Harrington | Moderate Drought |
| Hartline | Moderate Drought |
| Hatton | Moderate Drought |
| Hazel Dell | Abnormally Dry |
| Hockinson | Abnormally Dry |
| Home | Abnormally Dry |
| Hoodsport | Moderate Drought |
| Hoquiam | Abnormally Dry |
| Humptulips | Abnormally Dry |
| Inchelium | Moderate Drought |
| Indianola | Moderate Drought |
| Ione | Moderate Drought |
| Jamestown | Moderate Drought |
| Kahlotus | Moderate Drought |
| Kalama | Abnormally Dry |
| Keller | Moderate Drought |
| Kelso | Abnormally Dry |
| Kennewick | Moderate Drought |
| Kettle Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Key Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Keyport | Moderate Drought |
| Kingston | Moderate Drought |
| Kittitas | Moderate Drought |
| La Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Shore | Abnormally Dry |
| Lakeview | Moderate Drought |
| Latah | Moderate Drought |
| Leavenworth | Moderate Drought |
| Lewisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Lind | Moderate Drought |
| Lofall | Moderate Drought |
| Longview | Abnormally Dry |
| Longview Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Loomis | Severe Drought |
| Loon Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Lynden | Abnormally Dry |
| Mabton | Abnormally Dry |
| Malden | Moderate Drought |
| Malott | Extreme Drought |
| Manchester | Abnormally Dry |
| Mansfield | Moderate Drought |
| Manson | Moderate Drought |
| Maple Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Maplewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Marcus | Moderate Drought |
| Markham | Abnormally Dry |
| Marrowstone | Moderate Drought |
| Mattawa | Moderate Drought |
| Meadow Glade | Abnormally Dry |
| Medical Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Mesa | Moderate Drought |
| Metaline | Moderate Drought |
| Metaline Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Methow | Moderate Drought |
| Mineral | Abnormally Dry |
| Montesano | Abnormally Dry |
| Morton | Abnormally Dry |
| Moses Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Mossyrock | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Vista | Abnormally Dry |
| Naches | Moderate Drought |
| Navy Yard City | Moderate Drought |
| Neah Bay | Moderate Drought |
| Neilton | Abnormally Dry |
| Nespelem | Moderate Drought |
| Newport | Moderate Drought |
| Nooksack | Abnormally Dry |
| Normandy Park | Abnormally Dry |
| North Bonneville | Abnormally Dry |
| North Omak | Extreme Drought |
| Northport | Moderate Drought |
| Oak Harbor | Abnormally Dry |
| Oakesdale | Moderate Drought |
| Ocean City | Abnormally Dry |
| Ocean Shores | Abnormally Dry |
| Odessa | Moderate Drought |
| Okanogan | Extreme Drought |
| Omak | Extreme Drought |
| Oroville | Severe Drought |
| Othello | Moderate Drought |
| Pacific Beach | Abnormally Dry |
| Packwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Palouse | Severe Drought |
| Pasco | Moderate Drought |
| Pateros | Moderate Drought |
| Peaceful Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Point Roberts | Abnormally Dry |
| Pomeroy | Moderate Drought |
| Port Angeles | Moderate Drought |
| Port Ludlow | Moderate Drought |
| Port Orchard | Moderate Drought |
| Port Townsend | Moderate Drought |
| Poulsbo | Moderate Drought |
| Prescott | Moderate Drought |
| Prosser | Moderate Drought |
| Pullman | Severe Drought |
| Queets | Moderate Drought |
| Quilcene | Moderate Drought |
| Quincy | Moderate Drought |
| Reardan | Moderate Drought |
| Republic | Severe Drought |
| Richland | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgefield | Abnormally Dry |
| Ritzville | Moderate Drought |
| River Road | Moderate Drought |
| Riverside | Extreme Drought |
| Rock Island | Moderate Drought |
| Rockford | Moderate Drought |
| Rocky Point | Moderate Drought |
| Ronald | Moderate Drought |
| Rosalia | Moderate Drought |
| Rosedale | Abnormally Dry |
| Roslyn | Moderate Drought |
| Royal City | Moderate Drought |
| Ryderwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Salmon Creek | Abnormally Dry |
| Seabeck | Moderate Drought |
| SeaTac | Abnormally Dry |
| Seattle | Abnormally Dry |
| Selah | Moderate Drought |
| Sequim | Moderate Drought |
| Shelton | Abnormally Dry |
| Silverdale | Moderate Drought |
| Skokomish | Moderate Drought |
| Skykomish | Abnormally Dry |
| Snoqualmie Pass | Abnormally Dry |
| Soap Lake | Moderate Drought |
| South Cle Elum | Moderate Drought |
| Southworth | Abnormally Dry |
| Spangle | Moderate Drought |
| Spokane | Moderate Drought |
| Spokane Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Sprague | Moderate Drought |
| Springdale | Moderate Drought |
| Starbuck | Moderate Drought |
| Steptoe | Moderate Drought |
| Stevenson | Abnormally Dry |
| Sudden Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Sumas | Abnormally Dry |
| Summitview | Moderate Drought |
| Sunnyside | Abnormally Dry |
| Sunnyslope | Moderate Drought |
| Suquamish | Moderate Drought |
| Tekoa | Moderate Drought |
| Terrace Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Thorp | Moderate Drought |
| Tieton | Moderate Drought |
| Toledo | Abnormally Dry |
| Tonasket | Extreme Drought |
| Toppenish | Abnormally Dry |
| Tracyton | Moderate Drought |
| Trout Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Tukwila | Abnormally Dry |
| Twisp | Severe Drought |
| Union | Moderate Drought |
| Union Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Uniontown | Severe Drought |
| Vader | Abnormally Dry |
| Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Vancouver | Abnormally Dry |
| Venersborg | Abnormally Dry |
| Waitsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Walla Walla | Moderate Drought |
| Wallula | Moderate Drought |
| Wapato | Abnormally Dry |
| Warden | Moderate Drought |
| Washougal | Abnormally Dry |
| Washtucna | Moderate Drought |
| Waterville | Moderate Drought |
| Wauna | Abnormally Dry |
| Waverly | Moderate Drought |
| Wenatchee | Moderate Drought |
| West Pasco | Moderate Drought |
| West Richland | Moderate Drought |
| Westport | Abnormally Dry |
| White Center | Abnormally Dry |
| White Salmon | Abnormally Dry |
| White Swan | Moderate Drought |
| Wilbur | Moderate Drought |
| Wilson Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Winthrop | Severe Drought |
| Woodland | Abnormally Dry |
| Yacolt | Abnormally Dry |
| Yakima | Moderate Drought |
| Zillah | Abnormally Dry |