13 July,2026 10:13 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Santacruz observatory registered 27.4 degrees Celsius. Pic/ Satej Shinde
Mumbai is expected to witness a partly cloudy sky across the city and suburbs on Monday, with the possibility of one or two spells of light rain at isolated locations, according to the latest weather forecast issued at 8 am.
Despite the monsoon season, the city recorded no measurable rainfall in the 24-hour period between 8 am on July 12 and 8 am on July 13. Rainfall recorded in the city, eastern suburbs and western suburbs stood at 0 mm.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast the maximum temperature to hover around 33 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature is likely to remain near 27 degrees Celsius in the city over the next 24 hours.
The IMD said Colaba observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 27.8 degrees Celsius, while Santacruz observatory registered 27.4 degrees Celsius.
The city is also set to experience significant tidal activity, with a high tide of 4.53 metres at 11.14 am, followed by another high tide of 3.92 metres at 11.01 pm.
The next low tides are expected at 5.12 pm (1.84 metres) and 5.10 am on July 14 (0.28 metres).
Civic authorities have advised residents, especially those in low-lying and coastal areas, to remain alert during high tide hours and keep track of weather updates.
Mumbai's seven lakes supplying water to the city have collectively reached 49.93 per cent of their live storage capacity, according to the Hydraulic Engineer's Department, Master Control Centre (Bhandup Complex) report recorded at 6 am on Monday, July 13.
The total useful water stock in the reservoirs stood at 7,22,649 million litres (ML), compared to 10,87,865 ML (75.16 per cent) during the corresponding period last year and 3,61,826 ML (25 per cent) in 2024.
Among the seven lakes, Vihar Lake continues to overflow, maintaining 100 per cent live storage capacity with 27,698 ML of water. The lake began overflowing on July 7 at 9 pm, the report stated.
Tulsi Lake, which started overflowing on July 7 at 11.43 pm, is currently at 99.25 per cent capacity, holding 7,986 ML of water against its full storage capacity of 8,046 ML.
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