Mumbai weather updates: Cloudy skies, light to moderate showers likely

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Mumbai is expected to experience a generally cloudy sky on Friday, with the possibility of light to moderate rain or thundershowers across the city and suburbs, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD's Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 30.5 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 25.7 degrees Celsius on Friday. Meanwhile, the Colaba observatory reported a high of 28.7 degrees Celsius and a low of 25.2 degrees Celsius, as per the latest Mumbai weather updates.

High tides are predicted at 11:42 am with a height of 4.18 metres and at 11:35 pm with a height of 3.69 metres. Low tides will occur at 5:46 pm with a height of 1.18 metres and at 5:27 am on Saturday with a height of 0.62 metres.

Between 8 am on Thursday and 8 am on Friday, the city recorded an average of 4.21 mm of rainfall. The eastern suburbs received 13.70 mm, while the western suburbs reported 10.22 mm.

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 89.15 per cent.

As per the BMC on Friday (August 8), the collective water stock in these reservoirs is 12,90,256 million litres, which amounts to 89.15 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 98.20 per cent water stock, Modak Sagar 99.82 per cent, Middle Vaitarna 94.41 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 82.76 per cent, Bhatsa 86.54 per cent, Vehar 73.61 per cent and Tulsi 84.83 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.