Mumbai weather update: IMD issues yellow alert for city after eastern suburbs receive over 73 mm rainfall in 24 hours

The eastern suburbs received the highest rainfall during the 24-hour period. File Pic

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and Thane, forecasting heavy rainfall at isolated places along with strong winds of 50-60 kmph, gusting up to 70 kmph, on Thursday.

According to the IMD's weather bulletin issued at 8 am, Mumbai is expected to witness a generally cloudy sky with moderate to heavy rainfall at a few places across the city and suburbs throughout the day. Occasional gusty winds are also likely.

Rainfall recorded across Mumbai

Between 8 am on July 22 and 8 am on July 23, Mumbai recorded:

City: 31.04 mm
Eastern Suburbs: 73.93 mm
Western Suburbs: 69.14 mm

The eastern suburbs received the highest rainfall during the 24-hour period.

High and low tide timings

The IMD has forecast the following tide timings:

High Tide

7:28 am - 3.22 metres
6:22 pm - 3.06 metres

Low Tide

1:32 pm - 2.64 metres
1:21 am (July 24) - 1.58 metres
Thane records nearly 97 mm rainfall

The Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), reported 96.52 mm rainfall in the city between 8:30 am on July 22 and 7:30 am on July 23.

The heaviest spell was recorded between 2:30 am and 3:30 am, when 13.21 mm and 21.59 mm rainfall were registered in consecutive hours.

Thane's cumulative rainfall for the season has now reached 1,890.98 mm, significantly higher than 1,270.48 mm recorded during the corresponding period last year.

Authorities have advised residents to remain cautious while travelling, especially in low-lying and waterlogging-prone areas, as heavy rain and strong winds are expected to continue through the day.

Water stock reaches 69.74 per cent as Modak Sagar becomes fourth overflowing lake

Heavy monsoon showers over the past 24 hours have significantly boosted Mumbai's water reserves, with the city's seven lakes now holding 10,09,432 million litres (ML) of water, or 69.74 per cent of their total useful live storage capacity, according to the Hydraulic Engineer's Department at the Bhandup Complex.

The city's water stock rose sharply from 61.90 per cent on July 22 to 69.74 per cent on Thursday, July 23, registering an increase of 7.84 percentage points in just one day.

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Modak Sagar starts overflowing

With relentless rainfall across the catchment areas, Modak Sagar began overflowing at 2.07 am on Thursday, becoming the fourth lake supplying Mumbai to overflow this monsoon after Vihar, Tulsi and Tansa.

Vihar Lake has been overflowing since 9 pm on July 7.
Tulsi Lake has been overflowing since 11:43 pm on July 7.
Tansa Lake started overflowing at 8:51 am on July 22.
Modak Sagar began overflowing at 2:07 am on July 23.