11.   Heat will continue to build to the west of the Rockies where sunshine will be plentiful.

12.   Intense heat will continue across a large portion of the nation from the southwestern states to the central and southern Plains.

13.   Meanwhile, high heat will continue to build across the Southwest as an area of warm high pressure reigns in the upper atmosphere.

14.   Meanwhile, unseasonable heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest.

15.   Record heat will continue in parts of Texas.

16.   Relentless heat will continue to grip Texas as an expansive, very warm high pressure system holds steady several thousand feet over the Texas-Louisiana border.

17.   Summer-like heat will continue to build across southern parts of California and Arizona.

18.   Sweltering heat will continue to grip the Dakotas as southerly winds persist ahead of a sharp cool front pressing east from the northern Rockies.

19.   Still, the loss of the fowl is expected to hurt farmers, especially the sweltering heat continues, said Travis Franke, the Gonzales County agricultural extension agent.

20.   The extreme heat will continue Wednesday across the Southeast and southern plains as burly high pressure remains steadfast.