As a dangerous heat wave stays parked across the West through early this week, we could see more records fall across six states from California to Colorado.

Here's where current western heat alerts are

The National Weather Service has issued various extreme heat watches, warnings and heat advisories in parts of the West, as the map below shows, including the L.A. Basin, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Heat alerts also include parts of the Rockies.

These alerts mean extreme heat is forecast for those areas that could impact you if you spend too much time outdoors or in places without air conditioning.

(MORE: What do heat alerts mean?)

How hot will it get?

While much of the heat peaked over the weekend, we are still forecasting several more days of temperatures topping 110 in some places. Phoenix and Las Vegas could see a high of 114 on Monday, and not drop below 110 until Wednesday.

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We could see roughly a dozen daily highs broken from California to Colorado. Denver could break a record on Monday at 101 degrees, and Albuquerque could also break a record at 102 degrees.

And evening temperatures won't provide much relief. Morning lows may only drop into the 90s in both Las Vegas and Phoenix.

(TRACK THE HEAT: Temperatures | Heat Index)

How long will the heat last?

Some heat relief has arrived across the northern Rockies, with highs 20-25 degrees cooler on Monday compared to Sunday.

But for the Southwest and Great Basin, searing heat is likely to continue through at least the first week of August, if not a bit longer.

(MAPS: 10-day US highs and lows)

Records broken so far

There were a number of records that were already broken on Friday. The most notable were Stafford, Arizona (110); San Jacinto, California (108); El Paso, Texas (108); and Eureka Airport, Nevada (99), among some others.

On Saturday, Billings, Montana broke a record high (104), as well as Ely, Nevada (99); Eureka, Nevada (101); Pocatello, Idaho (103); Cedar City, Utah (100); Grand Junction, Colorado (104); El Centro, California (118); Great Falls, Montana (104); Helena, Montana (103); and numerous others. Riverton, Wyoming broke their all time August high at 100.

What you should know about extreme heat

- Heat is the No. 1 weather killer in the U.S., with hundreds of fatalities each year.

- Heat lingering into the night for several days in a row is dangerous for those without access to air conditioning, especially in the cores of larger cities.

- Check on family, friends, the elderly and those with chronic illness who live without access to air conditioning.

- If possible, avoid being outdoors for long in the peak heat of the afternoon.

- If you can't stay indoors in the peak heat, take frequent breaks, avoid strenuous activity, drink more water than usual and wear loose, lightweight clothing.

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It has been a record-hot year in the West

Through July 28, it's been the hottest year-to-date in over two dozen cities from Texas to Arizona, Nevada to the northern Rockies, according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center.

That includes Las Vegas, Phoenix and Salt Lake City.

A late March heat wave rewrote state and national heat records in the West.

Summer heat has also not been kind to the West so far.

Phoenix has seen 12 days in July at or above 110 degrees. Las Vegas is not far behind with 10 days. Downtown Los Angeles has seen 9 days at or above 90 degrees this month.

Billings, Montana, Rapid City, South Dakota, and Sheridan, Wyoming, also broke all-time record highs earlier in July.