Maharashtra Weather Alert: Heavy Rain And Thunderstorms Across Multiple Districts; List Inside

Mumbai residents can expect light showers and mostly cloudy skies throughout the day. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts a maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius.

Mumbai Weather Forecast

On August 8, the skies over Mumbai will be mostly cloudy, and moderate rain is expected throughout the day. The maximum temperature will be 32 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature will be 26 degrees Celsius.

On August 9, the skies will remain mostly cloudy, and moderate rain is forecasted for the day. The maximum temperature will be 31 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature will be 25 degrees Celsius.

On August 10, Mumbai is likely to experience rain throughout the day. The maximum temperature will be around 30 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature will be around 25 degrees Celsius.

On August 11, rain will continue to fall throughout the day. The maximum temperature will be around 30 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature will be around 25 degrees Celsius.

Yellow Alerts In Maharashtra

The IMD has issued yellow alert for various districts in Maharashtra. Heavy rain is expected in isolated areas and ghat regions, while light to moderate rain is forecasted for the plains of many districts. Thundershowers are also anticipated at some locations.

Heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places in Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds (30-40 kilometres per hour) are forecasted for isolated places in Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli, and Nanded.

In Pune, Kolhapur, and Satara, heavy rainfall is expected in ghat areas and light to moderate rainfall in the plains. Thunderstorms with lightning are predicted at isolated places in Akola, Amravati, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Washim, and Yavatmal.

Residents in these areas should remain vigilant and prepare for adverse weather conditions.

Mumbai Lakes Water Level

In Mumbai, the collective water levels in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city are currently at 90.07 per cent, according to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). As of Monday, the total water stock in Mumbai's reservoirs is 13,03,581 million litres, as per Mid-day.

Mumbai draws its water from the Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna lakes. The current water levels in these lakes are as follows:

• Tansa Lake: 98.4 per cent full
• Modak Sagar Lake: 100 per cent full
• Middle Vaitarna Lake: 96.42 per cent full
• Upper Vaitarna Lake: 78.93 per cent full
• Bhatsa Lake: 88.07 per cent full
• Vihar Lake: 100 per cent full
• Tulsi Lake: 100 per cent full

Due to heavy rains, Middle Vaitarna Lake started overflowing on Sunday. Lakes Vihar and Modak Sagar began to overflow on July 25. On July 24, around 4 pm, Tansa Lake also started overflowing, which increased the total water stock in all seven reservoirs by 17 days in just one day.

Tansa Lake, located in the Shahpur region of Thane, supplies approximately 400 million gallons of water to Mumbai and overflowed on July 26, 2024. Additionally, Tulsi Lake, one of the two lakes that directly supply water to the BMC, started overflowing on July 20 at around 8:30 am, similar to the overflow event on the same day last year at 1:28 pm.