Mumbaikars woke up to sunny skies and hot, humid conditions on Sunday, with no rainfall reported across the city. Both the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded dry and humid weather.
According to the latest Mumbai weather updates from IMD, Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees Celsius above normal, while the minimum temperature stood at 24.8 degrees Celsius. Relative humidity was measured at 84 per cent.
In Santacruz, the mercury rose slightly higher, with a maximum temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees Celsius above normal, and a minimum of 22.5 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels were recorded at 74 per cent.
Despite the relatively high humidity, no rainfall was observed at either observatory.
The IMD has forecast a partly cloudy sky over Mumbai and its suburbs for the rest of the day.
Mumbai: Lake levels in city`s seven reservoirs reach 98.22 per cent capacity
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 98.22 per cent.
As per the BMC on Sunday (October 12), the collective water stock in these reservoirs is 14,21,547 million litres, which amounts to 98.22 per cent of their total capacity.
The BMC supplies drinking water daily from Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi lakes.
Of these, Tansa has 97.23 per cent water stock, Modak Sagar 93.22 per cent, Middle Vaitarna 99.70 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 100 per cent, Bhatsa 98.28 per cent, Vehar 100 per cent and Tulsi 98.23 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.
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.
Meanwhile, the city is expected to experience partly cloudy skies on Friday, with a possibility of light rain in some parts of Mumbai and its suburbs, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
