A weather pattern that has led to record-shattering heat in Texas this week will persist for the rest of the month, and AccuWeather forecasters say that more locales in the central U.S. will be feeling the heat beginning next week. Triple-digit heat has been the norm in Texas as of late, with some areas reaching temperatures not seen in over a century of record keeping. The ridge of high pressure responsible for the heat wave, dubbed by many meteorologists as a 'heat dome,' will hang tough over