Is West Virginia in a drought?
This week's U.S. Drought Monitor for West Virginia, and the category in each of its 55 counties, from the National Drought Mitigation Center.
Yes, in part: 0.02% of West Virginia is in drought (D1 to D4).
2.2% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4), 0% in severe drought or worse (D2 to D4), 0% extreme or worse (D3 to D4) and 0% in D4 Exceptional Drought.
Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.
On the map valid 13 October 2026, 2 of 55 counties had some drought (D1 or worse); 1 more were abnormally dry (D0) only.
Every county, map valid 13 October 2026
The category is the most severe one covering any part of the county; the share says how much of it. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row with that category or worse somewhere in it.
| County | Category this week | Share in it | In drought (D1–D4) | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | None | 0% | 18 weeks | |
| Berkeley County | D1 Moderate Drought | 1.27% | 1.27% | at least 54 weeks |
| Boone County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Braxton County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Brooke County | None | 0% | 32 weeks | |
| Cabell County | None | 0% | 16 weeks | |
| Calhoun County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Clay County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Doddridge County | None | 0% | 20 weeks | |
| Fayette County | None | 0% | 11 weeks | |
| Gilmer County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Grant County | None | 0% | 8 weeks | |
| Greenbrier County | None | 0% | 4 weeks | |
| Hampshire County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Hancock County | None | 0% | 32 weeks | |
| Hardy County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Harrison County | None | 0% | 20 weeks | |
| Jackson County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Jefferson County | D1 Moderate Drought | 0.01% | 0.01% | at least 54 weeks |
| Kanawha County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Lewis County | None | 0% | 14 weeks | |
| Lincoln County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Logan County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Marion County | None | 0% | 20 weeks | |
| Marshall County | None | 0% | 21 weeks | |
| Mason County | None | 0% | 16 weeks | |
| McDowell County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Mercer County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Mineral County | None | 0% | 6 weeks | |
| Mingo County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Monongalia County | None | 0% | 20 weeks | |
| Monroe County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 11% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Morgan County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Nicholas County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Ohio County | None | 0% | 32 weeks | |
| Pendleton County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Pleasants County | None | 0% | 21 weeks | |
| Pocahontas County | None | 0% | 4 weeks | |
| Preston County | None | 0% | 18 weeks | |
| Putnam County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Raleigh County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Randolph County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Ritchie County | None | 0% | 17 weeks | |
| Roane County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Summers County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Taylor County | None | 0% | 20 weeks | |
| Tucker County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Tyler County | None | 0% | 20 weeks | |
| Upshur County | None | 0% | 14 weeks | |
| Wayne County | None | 0% | 14 weeks | |
| Webster County | None | 0% | 9 weeks | |
| Wetzel County | None | 0% | 20 weeks | |
| Wirt County | None | 0% | 17 weeks | |
| Wood County | None | 0% | 20 weeks | |
| Wyoming County | None | 0% | 9 weeks |
Natural disaster risk in West Virginia by county · Drought in every state
The categories
| Category | Name |
|---|---|
| D0 | Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought) |
| D1 | Moderate Drought |
| D2 | Severe Drought |
| D3 | Extreme Drought |
| D4 | Exceptional Drought |
What each category means on the ground is described on the Drought Monitor's classification page.
How this page reads the Drought Monitor
- The figures are the U.S. Drought Monitor's own statistics (share of area in each category), read from its data service. The categories are theirs, unchanged. This site does not make its own drought assessment.
- The Drought Monitor gives each county a share in each category. A county's category here is the most severe one covering any part of it, with the share it covers. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row, newest first, on which some of the county was at that category or worse.
- A new map is released every Thursday, valid for the Tuesday before. Every figure here carries that valid date. This site reads the new week once, after the Thursday release, and keeps it.
- Counties are matched to the Drought Monitor by their five-digit FIPS code. Connecticut is shown by its nine planning regions, which replaced its eight counties in 2022; the Drought Monitor's county statistics use the same planning regions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, droughtmonitor.unl.edu · The official map for West Virginia · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook
Questions
Is West Virginia in a drought right now?
On the U.S. Drought Monitor valid 13 October 2026, 0.02% of West Virginia is in drought (D1 to D4) and 2.2% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4).
Which counties in West Virginia are in the worst drought?
This week the most severe category in West Virginia is D1 Moderate Drought, in Berkeley County, Jefferson County.
How is a county's category chosen on this page?
The U.S. Drought Monitor gives the share of each county in each category. This page names the most severe category covering any part of the county, and always says how much of the county it covers.