06 June,2026 11:04 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai on Saturday, June 6, is likely to experience a hot and humid day, with the weather department forecasting a partly cloudy sky and the possibility of light rain or thundershowers towards the night and early morning hours.
As per IMD, both the city and suburbs are likely to experience high humidity levels throughout the day. While no significant rainfall activity is expected during the daytime. The weather forecasting agency further highlighted that parts of the city are likely to experience isolated showers, which could bring temporary relief later in the evening.
The forecast comes as the city recorded only light rainfall over the past 24 hours. Between 8 am on June 5 and 8 am on June 6, the island city received 0.13 mm of rain, while the eastern suburbs recorded no rainfall. The western suburbs registered 0.16 mm of precipitation.
Meanwhile, authorities have advised residents, particularly those living in low-lying coastal areas, to remain cautious as high tides are expected over the next 24 hours. A high tide of 3.98 metres is predicted at 3:55 pm on Saturday, followed by another high tide of 3.19 metres at 3:59 am on Sunday.
The low tides are expected at 10:14 pm on Saturday at 2.04 metres and at 9:29 am on Sunday at 1.60 metres.
Air quality varied across different parts of the city, with most monitoring stations recording AQI levels in the good-to-satisfactory range.
Mumbai recorded an AQI of 60, Borivali 57, Byculla 65, Andheri 48, Chembur 60, Deonar 64 and Ghatkopar 61.
Elsewhere in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), air quality continued to remain in the satisfactory category.
Thane recorded an AQI of 76, while Navi Mumbai registered an AQI of 58, with both cities maintaining satisfactory air quality levels.
An AQI between 51 and 100 falls under the 'Satisfactory' category and generally poses little to no health risk for most individuals. Areas recording AQI levels below 50 are considered to have 'Good' air quality.
