Current Drought Conditions for Virginia - June 23, 2026
Virginia Drought Report
As of June 23, 2026 approximately 94% (39,941 square miles) of Virginia is under drought conditions.
Breaking down current drought conditions across Virginia: 20.6% (8,752 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 49.4% (20,984 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 24% (10,205 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 | 8,752 | 20.6% | 20.6% |
| Severe Drought | 20,984 | 49.4% | 49.4% |
| Extreme Drought | 10,205 | 24% | 24% |
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 | Moderate Drought |
| Branchville | Severe Drought |
| Brodnax | Extreme Drought |
| Brookneal | Extreme Drought |
| Burkeville | Moderate Drought |
| Cats Bridge | Extreme Drought |
| Central Garage | Severe Drought |
| Chase City | Extreme Drought |
| Chase Crossing | Extreme Drought |
| Chilhowie | Moderate Drought |
| Claremont | Severe Drought |
| Claypool Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Cleveland | Moderate Drought |
| Clover | Extreme Drought |
| Concord | Severe Drought |
| Dahlgren | Severe Drought |
| Dante | Moderate 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Horntown | Severe Drought |
| Hurt | Extreme Drought |
| Keller | Extreme Drought |
| Keysville | Severe Drought |
| Middlebrook | Severe 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 | Extreme Drought |
| Pungoteague | Extreme Drought |
| Purcellville | Moderate Drought |
| Raven | Moderate Drought |
| Richlands | Moderate 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 | Moderate 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 | Severe Drought |
| Poquoson | Severe Drought |
| Appalachia | Moderate Drought |
| Atkins | Moderate Drought |
| Basye | Moderate Drought |
| Belspring | Severe Drought |
| Bluefield | Severe Drought |
| Coeburn | Moderate Drought |
| Damascus | Severe Drought |
| Draper | Severe Drought |
| Dryden | Moderate Drought |
| Emory | Severe Drought |
| Fishersville | Severe Drought |
| Fries | Severe Drought |
| Galax | Severe Drought |
| Glade Spring | Severe Drought |
| Gratton | Moderate Drought |
| Haysi | Severe Drought |
| Ivanhoe | Severe Drought |
| Lyndhurst | Extreme Drought |
| Max Meadows | Severe Drought |
| Nellysford | Extreme Drought |
| Norton | Moderate Drought |
| Parrott | Severe Drought |
| Pennington Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Rural Retreat | Severe Drought |
| Saltville | Moderate Drought |
| Seven Mile Ford | Moderate Drought |
| Stanley | Moderate Drought |
| Strasburg | Moderate Drought |
| Sugar Grove | Severe Drought |
| Bassett | Extreme Drought |
| Centreville | Moderate Drought |
| Alexandria | Severe Drought |
| Annandale | Severe Drought |
| Arcola | Moderate Drought |
| Ashland | Extreme Drought |
| Augusta Springs | Severe Drought |
| Bayside | Extreme Drought |
| Big Island | Severe Drought |
| Blairs | Extreme Drought |
| Bloxom | Extreme Drought |
| Bon Air | Severe 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Chester Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Chincoteague | Extreme Drought |
| Churchville | Severe Drought |
| Clarksville | Extreme Drought |
| Clifton Forge | Severe Drought |
| Cluster Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Columbia | Extreme Drought |
| Craigsville | Severe Drought |
| Crewe | Moderate Drought |
| Crimora | Severe Drought |
| Crozet | Extreme Drought |
| Danville | Extreme Drought |
| Dayton | Severe Drought |
| Deerfield | Severe Drought |
| Deltaville | Severe Drought |
| Dendron | Severe Drought |
| Dillwyn | Extreme Drought |
| Dublin | Severe Drought |
| Franconia | Severe Drought |
| Gloucester Point | Severe 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Onancock | Extreme Drought |
| Onley | Extreme Drought |
| Pastoria | Extreme Drought |
| Pocahontas | Severe Drought |
| Prices Fork | Severe Drought |
| Ravensworth | Severe Drought |
| Riverview | Moderate Drought |
| Ruckersville | Extreme Drought |
| Selma | Severe Drought |
| Seven Corners | Moderate Drought |
| Cave Spring | Severe Drought |
| Colonial Beach | Severe Drought |
| Springfield | Severe Drought |
| Tasley | Extreme Drought |
| Troutville | Severe Drought |
| Tuckahoe | Extreme Drought |
| Wattsville | Extreme 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 | Severe Drought |
| Fairfax Station | Moderate Drought |
| Falmouth | Severe Drought |
| Flint Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Forest | Severe Drought |
| Franklin | Severe Drought |
| Fredericksburg | Severe Drought |
| Free Union | Extreme Drought |
| Gainesville | Moderate Drought |
| Glasgow | Severe Drought |
| Glen Allen | Extreme Drought |
| Goshen | Severe Drought |
| Henry Fork | Extreme Drought |
| Lorton | Severe Drought |
| New Hope | Severe Drought |
| Newington | Severe Drought |
| Shenandoah Shores | Moderate Drought |
| Short Pump | Extreme Drought |
| Timberlake | Severe Drought |
| Adwolf | Moderate Drought |
| Atlantic | Extreme 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 | Severe Drought |
| Fieldale | Extreme Drought |
| Floris | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Chiswell | Severe Drought |
| Greenville | Severe Drought |
| Grottoes | Severe Drought |
| Hallwood | Extreme Drought |
| Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Herndon | Moderate Drought |
| Hiwassee | Severe Drought |
| Horse Pasture | Extreme Drought |
| Hot Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Independent Hill | Severe Drought |
| Ivor | Severe Drought |
| Jarratt | Extreme Drought |
| Kenbridge | Extreme Drought |
| Keokee | Moderate Drought |
| Kilmarnock | Severe Drought |
| La Crosse | Extreme Drought |
| Lovettsville | Moderate Drought |
| Madison Heights | Severe Drought |
| Manassas Park | Moderate Drought |
| Marshall | Moderate Drought |
| McKenney | Severe Drought |
| McLean | Moderate Drought |
| McMullin | Moderate Drought |
| Middletown | Moderate Drought |
| Mineral | Extreme Drought |
| Montvale | Severe Drought |
| Mount Crawford | Severe Drought |
| Mount Sidney | Severe Drought |
| Shawsville | Severe Drought |
| Shenandoah Farms | Moderate Drought |
| Skyland Estates | Moderate Drought |
| Stanleytown | Extreme Drought |
| Temperanceville | Extreme Drought |
| The Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Tysons | Moderate Drought |
| Victoria | Severe Drought |
| Wakefield | Severe Drought |
| Weyers Cave | Severe Drought |
| Mountain Road | Extreme Drought |
| Chesapeake | Severe Drought |
| Colonial Heights | Moderate 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 | Severe Drought |
| Patrick Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Pembroke | Severe Drought |
| Penhook | Extreme Drought |
| Petersburg | Moderate 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 | Severe Drought |
| Accomac | Extreme Drought |
| Amelia Court House | Severe Drought |
| Amherst | Severe Drought |
| Appomattox | Severe Drought |
| Bedford | Severe Drought |
| Berryville | Moderate Drought |
| Bowling Green | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Eastville | Severe Drought |
| Emporia | Extreme Drought |
| Fairfax | Moderate Drought |
| Farmville | Severe Drought |
| Fincastle | Severe Drought |
| Floyd | Severe Drought |
| Front Royal | Moderate Drought |
| Gate City | Moderate Drought |
| Goochland | Extreme Drought |
| Grundy | Severe Drought |
| Hanover | Extreme Drought |
| Harrisonburg | Severe Drought |
| Heathsville | Severe Drought |
| Hillsville | Severe Drought |
| Independence | Severe Drought |
| Jonesville | Moderate Drought |
| King and Queen Court House | Severe Drought |
| King George | Severe Drought |
| King William | Severe Drought |
| Lawrenceville | Extreme Drought |
| Lebanon | Severe 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Martinsville | Extreme Drought |
| Mathews | Severe Drought |
| Monterey | Moderate Drought |
| Montross | Severe Drought |
| New Castle | Severe Drought |
| New Kent | Moderate Drought |
| Orange | Extreme Drought |
| Palmyra | Extreme Drought |
| Pearisburg | Severe Drought |
| Powhatan | Extreme Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Saluda | Severe Drought |
| Bland | Severe Drought |
| Wytheville | Severe Drought |
| Sussex | Severe Drought |
| Tappahannock | Severe Drought |
| Tazewell | Moderate Drought |
| Williamsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Winchester | Moderate Drought |
| Wise | Moderate Drought |
| Ashburn | Moderate Drought |
| Bealeton | Severe Drought |
| Blue Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Cherry Hill | Severe Drought |
| Dooms | Extreme Drought |
| Dumfries | Severe Drought |
| East Highland Park | Extreme Drought |
| Fairlawn | Severe Drought |
| Hamilton | Moderate Drought |
| Harborton | Extreme Drought |
| Haymarket | Moderate Drought |
| Highland Springs | Severe Drought |
| Hillsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Jolivue | Severe Drought |
| Maurertown | Moderate Drought |
| Mechanicsville | Extreme Drought |
| New Baltimore | Moderate Drought |
| Opal | Severe Drought |
| Port Royal | Severe Drought |
| Pound | Severe Drought |
| Prince George | Severe Drought |
| Pulaski | Severe Drought |
| Quinby | Extreme Drought |
| Remington | Severe Drought |
| Reston | Moderate Drought |
| Richmond | Extreme Drought |
| Riverdale | Extreme Drought |
| Roanoke | Severe Drought |
| Rocky Mount | Severe Drought |
| Rose Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Round Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Rustburg | Extreme Drought |
| Sandston | Severe Drought |
| Savageville | Extreme Drought |
| Saxis | Extreme Drought |
| Schuyler | Extreme Drought |
| Scotland | Severe Drought |
| Scottsville | Extreme Drought |
| Sedley | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| Radford | Severe Drought |
| Sherando | Extreme Drought |
| Shipman | Extreme Drought |
| Sperryville | Moderate Drought |
| Springville | Severe Drought |
| Stanardsville | Severe Drought |
| Staunton | Severe Drought |
| Stephens City | Moderate Drought |
| Sterling | Moderate Drought |
| Stony Creek | Severe Drought |
| Stuart | Extreme Drought |
| Stuarts Draft | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Virginia Beach | Severe Drought |
| Wachapreague | Extreme Drought |
| Warrenton | Moderate Drought |
| Warsaw | Severe 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Clinchco | Severe Drought |
| Halifax | Extreme Drought |
| Apple Mountain Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Shenandoah Retreat | Moderate Drought |
| South Riding | Moderate Drought |
| Harriston | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Union Hall | Severe Drought |
| Westlake Corner | Severe Drought |
| Bull Run | Moderate Drought |
| Gloucester Courthouse | Severe Drought |
| Lake Monticello | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Massanutten | Severe Drought |
| Montclair | Severe Drought |
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Plum Creek | Severe Drought |
| Woodburn | Moderate Drought |
| Belmont Estates | Severe Drought |
| Laurel Hill | Severe Drought |
| Pantops | Extreme Drought |