Smoke from Kaiser Canyon Fire blankets the Basin

Interstate 90 traffic at Moses Lake heads through a vail of smoke from the Kaiser Canyon Fire. The smoke could persist throughout the week.
KEN SMITH/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD

Smoke from the Kaiser Canyon Fire hangs over Moses Lake Monday afternoon.

by CHERYL SCHWEIZER
Staff Writer | July 21, 2026 3:10 AM

MOSES LAKE — It’s smokey out there, the result of winds blowing smoke into the Columbia Basin from a wildfire north in Okanogan County, making its presence felt throughout Central Washington.

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