The scorching sun on Monday afternoon left Mumbaikars struggling to cope with the sudden heat. Pics/Sameer Abedi
Experiencing the daytime heat, many people were seen shielding themselves from the scorching sun
On Monday morning, the weather department predicted that the city and its adjoining suburbs were expected to witness generally cloudy skies with light spells of rain
The IMD's Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 26.5 degrees Celsius on Monday
Rainfall recorded between 08:00 hrs on August 3 and 08:00 hrs on August 4 was 0.60 mm in Mumbai city, 0.89 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 2.89 mm in the western suburbs
A high tide was expected to hit the city coast at 08:43 hrs with a height of 3.30 meters, followed by another high tide at 19:37 hrs reaching 2.88 meters. Low tide is expected at 14:49 hrs at 2.60 meters, with the next low tide occurring on August 5 at 02:18 hrs, measuring 1.44 meters, officials said

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