11.   Clouds and cold winds will persist across eastern Maine on Tuesday as wet snow tapers off near the Canadian border.

12.   Dry weather will persist across the far West.

13.   Elsewhere, searing heat will continue to plague much of Texas and the Plains as a warm high-pressure system persists across the region.

14.   Exceptionally hot weather will persist across the interior Southwest while light onshore winds keep the coast cooler.

15.   Farther northeast, clouds will linger over much of New England as easterly winds from the Atlantic cause cool air to persist across the region.

16.   Exceptionally dry weather will persist across most of the nation as high pressure from the Rockies to the Southeast keeps moist air suppressed far to the south.

17.   Farther south, sunshine and very warm readings will persist across much of the Atlantic coast, however, some cumulus clouds will develop in Florida.

18.   Fighting persists across much of the north and eastern Congo, and the potential for renewed violence elsewhere is high.

19.   Heat will persist across the Southern tier of states.

20.   High heat and humidity will persist across the interior of the sunshine state.