The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Palghar and Thane districts in Maharashtra as heavy rains lashed parts of state.
In a weather bulletin, the IMD predicted, “Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, heavy rainfall and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) at isolated places in Mumbai on September 22.”
A similar prediction was made for several parts of Maharashtra including Thane and Palghar districts.
An orange alert was issued for Nashik, Jalgaon, Beed, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Ahliyanagar districts in Maharashtra, predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall
and thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds at isolated places.”
Earlier in the day, the weather department, in its Mumbai weather updates, had predicted that Mumbai city and its suburbs were expected to witness a partly cloudy sky today, with the possibility of moderate rainfall.
The officials had also warned of isolated thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, urging residents to remain cautious, particularly during peak travel hours.
The IMD`s Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 30.4 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 24.3 degrees Celsius on Monday. Meanwhile, the Colaba observatory reported a high of 28.4 degrees Celsius and a low of 24.2 degrees Celsius, as per the latest Mumbai weather updates.
In terms of tidal activity, a high tide measuring 4.28 meters is expected at 12:12 pm today. Another high tide, at 4.25 meters, will occur shortly after midnight at 12:37 am on September 23. Low tide is forecast at 6:15 pm this evening, with water receding to 0.71 meters, followed by another low tide at 6:20 am tomorrow at 1.16 meters.
The city also recorded rainfall over the past 24 hours, from 8 am on September 21 to 8 am on September 22. During this period, Mumbai city received 15.83 mm of rain, while the eastern suburbs registered 7.44 mm and the western suburbs recorded 15.29 mm, according to latest Mumbai weather updates.
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 99.29 per cent.
As per the BMC on Monday (September 22), the collective water stock in these reservoirs is 14,37,132 million litres, which amounts to 99.29 per cent of their total capacity.
