19 August,2026 12:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai on Wednesday woke up to overcast skies, with the city and its suburbs likely to receive light to moderate rainfall during the day. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Thane, Raigad, and surrounding areas are also expected to experience similar weather conditions as monsoon activity continues across the region.
According to the weather forecast issued at 9 am, Mumbai is likely to see a partly cloudy sky with light to moderate rain in the city and suburbs. The forecast indicates that rainfall activity is expected to remain intermittent rather than intense.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded across Mumbai during the 24-hour period from 8 pm on August 18 to 8 am on August 19 remained comparatively low. The Island City recorded an average rainfall of 3.76 mm, while the Eastern Suburbs received 8.32 mm, whereas the Western Suburbs registered 4.81 mm of rainfall during the same period.
The eastern suburbs recorded the highest average rainfall during the period, followed by the western suburbs and the city.
The city will also see a high tide of 3.44 metres at 3:57 pm on Wednesday. Another high tide of 3.27 metres is expected at 4:54 am on August 20.
The low tide is expected at 1.43 metres at 9:57 pm on Wednesday, followed by a low tide of 2.58 metres at 10:28 am on August 20.
With intermittent rainfall expected through the day, Mumbaikars may experience damp and humid conditions, particularly during periods of showers. The forecast suggests that similar cloudy and rainy conditions are likely to continue over the next few days.
Mumbai's seven lakes, which supply drinking water to the city, collectively held 13,62,624 million litres of water, or 94.15 per cent of their total live storage capacity, as of 6 am on Wednesday, August 19, according to the Hydraulic Engineer's Department at the Bhandup Master Control Centre.
The current stock now stands higher than in the same period last year, when the reservoirs contained 13,37,634 million litres (92.42 per cent). Furthermore, the lake levels remained higher than in 2024, when the lakes had 13,48,520 million litres, accounting for 93.17 per cent of the total live storage.
Among the seven reservoirs, Vihar, Tulsi and Modak Sagar lakes remained at 100 per cent live storage. Whereas the water levels at Tansa stood at 99.06 per cent, Middle Vaitarna was at 94.79 per cent, Bhatsa, the city's largest reservoir, was at 93.99 per cent, while Upper Vaitarna remained the lowest-filled lake at 86.70 per cent.
