However, the water stock this year is higher in comparison to the water in these lakes on the same day in 2024, which was at 6.13 per cent, of 88,679 million litres
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The seven lakes that supply drinking water to Mumbai had a water stock of 10.72 per cent, or 1,55,125 million litres on June 8, in comparison to 11.06 per cent recorded on Saturday morning. At full capacity, the lakes hold a cumulative water content of 14,47,363 million litres. The catchment area of these lakes received a cumulative of 34 mm of rainfall from Saturday to Sunday morning.
However, the water stock this year is higher in comparison to the water in these lakes on the same day in 2024, which was at 6.13 per cent, of 88,679 million litres. On the same day in 2023, the lakes held 10.90 per cent water.
BMC supplies 3950 million litres of drinking water to the city every day, from Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi lakes.
Rainfall received in 24 hours between 8 am on June 7 to 8 am on June 8 (Mumbai only):
Island city - 25 mm
Eastern Suburbs - 13 mm
Western Suburbs - 6 mm
Mumbai weather updates: Cloudy skies, light rainfall likely today
Mumbaikars can expect a generally cloudy day with the possibility of light rain or thundershowers at isolated locations across the city and its suburbs, according to the latest Mumbai weather updates.
The weather department has not issued any warnings, but there is a possibility of light rainfall across Mumbai and its suburban areas.
The IMD's Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 31.8 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 25.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Colaba observatory reported a high of 31 degrees Celsius and a low of 23.8 degrees Celsius, as per the latest Mumbai weather updates.
The high tides are expected at 10:32 AM with a height of 3.83 meters, and again at 10:11 PM reaching 3.42 meters. Low tides are predicted at 4:22 PM with a height of 2.22 meters, and early the next day at 4:15 AM with a low of 0.97 meters.
As the monsoon gradually approaches, the city may witness an increase in rainfall activity over the coming days.
The IMD said that quantitatively, the southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 106 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of +-4 per cent, indicating that above-normal rainfall is most likely over the country as a whole during the monsoon season (June to September), 2025.
"The southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September, 2025) rainfall is most likely to be above normal over Central India and South Peninsular India (>106% of LPA), normal over Northwest India (92-108% of LPA) and below normal over Northeast India (<94% of LPA)," the IMD said in a press release.
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