Mumbai weather update: IMD forecasts rain and thunderstorms in city; temperature around 33 degrees Celsius

Mumbai is expected to experience a partly cloudy sky on Sunday with the India Meteorological Department IMD forecasting light to moderate rain accompanied by lightning and thunder across the city and its suburbs Temperatures are likely to remain steady with a maximum of around 33 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 27 degrees CelsiusDespite the wet spell air quality in the city continues to remain in the satisfactory range According to the Central Pollution Control Boardrsquos Sameer app Mumbai recorded an Air Quality Index AQI of 52 indicating minor breathing discomfort for sensitive individualsAQI across Mumbai remains satisfactoryAir quality levels across key monitoring stations in the city stayed largely stableBandra Kurla Complex 44Andheri East 32Borivali East 51Byculla 58Chembur 56Deonar 70Ghatkopar 86Kandivali West 54In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMR AQI readings also remained in the satisfactory category Thane recorded an AQI of 57 Navi Mumbai stood at 60 while Kalyan registered 76Overall while intermittent rain and thunderstorms are likely to influence weather conditions through the day Mumbairsquos air quality continues to remain within acceptable limits across most parts of the regionMumbai lake levels remain low at 708 per cent as heavy inflow continues to stay unevenMumbairsquos water supply situation remained under strain on Sunday with the combined stock in seven key lakes supplying the city standing at 708 per cent according to the Hydraulic Engineerrsquos Department Master Control Centre Bhandup ComplexThe total usable water stock across the system was recorded at 102460 million litres while overall storage stood at 1447363 million litresUpper Vaitarna falls below lower dead levelThe Upper Vaitarna lake remained critical with its level at 59496 metres below the lower dead level LDL The lake recorded no usable live storage with officials noting that it continues to operate under constrained conditions Only 8 mm rainfall was recorded in the catchment areaModak Sagar Tansa show limited storage improvementModak Sagar stood at 14806 metres with 1850 per cent usable content 23853 ML The lake received 69 mm rainfallTansa lake recorded a level of 11893 metres with extremely low usable storage at 041 per cent 589 ML despite 101 mm rainfall in its catchmentMiddle Vaitarna sees marginal gainMiddle Vaitarna showed slight improvement rising by 006 metres to reach 24072 metres with 1136 per cent usable content 21977 ML The lake received 71 mm rainfallOfficials also confirmed that the Middle Vaitarna WSCPO gate was opened on 23 June 2026 at 11 am indicating controlled water release operationsBhatsa remains lowest contributor among major sourcesThe cityrsquos largest contributor Bhatsa dam remained under pressure with only 585 per cent usable content 41926 ML The lake level stood at 10817 metres with 88 mm rainfall recordedVehar and Tulsi show comparatively better levelsSmaller lakes showed relatively higher percentagesVehar lake 7704 metres 4483 per cent usable content 12417 ML rainfall 180 mmTulsi lake 13336 metres 2112 per cent usable content 1699 ML rainfall 311 mmThe combined storage of all lakes for 2026 stands significantly lower compared to previous years with 3858 per cent in 2025 and 535 per cent in 2024 recorded for comparison benchmarksOfficials also noted that Upper Vaitarna water release began on 22 June 2026 at 11 am and that rainfall in the Bhandup Complex area remained nil for the day though cumulative rainfall stands at 195 mmWith reservoir levels still uneven and key lakes like Upper Vaitarna under stress the cityrsquos water supply situation continues to depend heavily on upcoming monsoon intensity and catchment inflows in the coming days