07 August,2026 10:35 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai is likely to witness generally cloudy skies with occasional light to moderate spells of rain across the city and suburbs on Friday, according to the latest weather forecast issued by the civic authorities.
The weather forecasting agency, while issuing an update at 9:00 am, issued a yellow alert highlighting Thane is most likely to receive heavy rainfall at isolated places.
The weather is expected to remain overcast through the day, with intermittent rainfall in several parts of Mumbai.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded across Mumbai during the 24-hour period from 8 pm on August 6 to 8 am on August 7 remained comparatively low. The Island City recorded an average rainfall of 6.78 mm, while the Eastern Suburbs received 5.98 mm, whereas the Western Suburbs registered 2.58 mm of rainfall during the same period.
As per BMC, high tide on August 7 is expected at 5.28 pm, reaching 3.39 metres. Another high tide is forecast at 8.03 am on August 8, with a height of 3.56 metres.
The low tide is expected at 12.26 am on August 8, measuring 1.21 metres, followed by another low tide at 1.45 pm on August 8, measuring 2.44 metres.
Residents, motorists and commuters are advised to remain cautious during periods of rainfall, particularly in areas prone to waterlogging and traffic disruptions.
Mumbai's seven lakes, which supply drinking water to the city, collectively held 12,84,608 million litres of water, or 88.76 per cent of their total live storage capacity, as of 6 am on Thursday, August 6, according to the Hydraulic Engineer's Department at the Bhandup Master Control Centre.
The current stock stays higher than in the same period last year, when the reservoirs contained 12,91,577 million litres (89.27 per cent). However, the lake levels remain significantly lower than in 2024, when the lakes had 13,03,580 million litres, accounting for 90.07 per cent of the total live storage.
Among the seven reservoirs, Modak Sagar, Vihar and Tulsi continued to remain at 100 per cent live storage, with Tansa at 99.42 per cent.
Middle Vaitarna was at 91.99 per cent, Bhatsa, the city's largest reservoir, was at 86.28 per cent, while Upper Vaitarna remained the lowest-filled lake at 78.83 per cent.
