Mumbai weather updates: City to see cloudy skies, light to moderate rain likely

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The city is expected to experience a generally cloudy sky today, with the possibility of light to moderate rain or thundershowers in both the city and suburban areas, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD's Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 31.3 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 25.5 degrees Celsius on Monday. Meanwhile, the Colaba observatory reported a high of 31 degrees Celsius and a low of 25.3 degrees Celsius, as per the latest Mumbai weather updates.

Tide forecasts indicate a high tide of 4.58 metres at 1:19 p.m. today, followed by a low tide of 1.02 metres at 7:28 p.m. The next high tide will occur at 1:31 a.m. tomorrow, measuring 4.23 metres, while the next low tide will be at 7:11 a.m. tomorrow at 0.68 metres.

Rainfall recorded between 8 a.m. on August 10 and 8 a.m. on August 11 stood at 0.46 mm in south Mumbai, 8.64 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 17 mm in the western suburbs.

Meanwhile, the water levels in lakes supplying drinking water to Mumbai have risen following heavy rainfall in their catchment areas. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the combined stock in the seven reservoirs that provide water to the city now stands at 89.17 per cent.

As per the BMC on Monday (August 11), the collective water stock in these reservoirs is 12,90,611 million litres, which amounts to 89.17 per cent of their total capacity.

The BMC supplies drinking water daily from Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vihar, and Tulsi lakes.

Of these, Tansa has 97.92 per cent water stock, Modak Sagar 95.73 per cent, Middle Vaitarna 94.69 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 83.42 per cent, Bhatsa 87.14 per cent, Vehar 74.93 per cent and Tulsi 85.50 per cent.

Lower (Modak Sagar), Middle and Upper Vaitarna lakes, along with Tansa, supply water to the western suburbs from Dahisar Check Naka to Bandra and to the western parts of the city from Mahim to Malabar Hill.

Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi together form the Bhatsa system. Water from this system is treated at the Panjarpur Water Treatment Plant and distributed to the eastern parts of Mumbai, covering the eastern suburbs from Mulund Check Naka to Sion and further to Mazgaon.