14 August,2026 10:51 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai is likely to witness generally cloudy skies with moderate rainfall throughout the day on Friday, August 14, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
In its weather update issued at around 9 am on Friday, the IMD said Mumbai and its suburbs are likely to experience moderate rain. The weather agency has forecast generally cloudy conditions over the city and surrounding areas.
Meanwhile, Thane is likely to receive heavy rainfall at isolated places, prompting the IMD to issue a yellow alert for the district.
The weather forecasting agency also highlighted that Mumbai is likely to record a maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, while the minimum temperature is expected to remain around 24.5 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded across Mumbai during the 24-hour period from 8 pm on August 13 to 8 am on August 14 remained comparatively high. The Island City recorded an average rainfall of 15.44 mm, while the Eastern Suburbs received 23.19 mm, whereas the Western Suburbs registered 17.00 mm of rainfall during the same period. The eastern suburbs recorded the highest average rainfall among the three zones during the period.
The city is also expected to witness a high tide of 4.83 metres at 1:07 pm on Friday. Another high tide of 4.44 metres is expected at 1:20 am on August 15.
The low tide is expected at 7:15 pm on Friday, when the tide is forecast to reach 0.74 metres. Another low tide of 0.61 metres is expected at 7:07 am on August 15.
With moderate rain forecast across Mumbai and isolated heavy rainfall likely in Thane, residents are advised to remain alert, particularly in areas prone to waterlogging and flooding.
Mumbai's seven lakes, which supply drinking water to the city, collectively held 13,16,578 million litres of water, or 90.96 per cent of their total live storage capacity, as of 6 am on Friday, August 14, according to the Hydraulic Engineer's Department at the Bhandup Master Control Centre.
The current stock now stands higher than the same period last year, when the reservoirs contained 12,93,607 million litres (89.38 per cent). However, the lake levels remained significantly lower than in 2024, when the lakes had 13,43,397 million litres, accounting for 92.82 per cent of the total live storage.
