Mumbai weather update: Partly cloudy skies with possibility of light rain

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Mumbai and its suburbs are expected to experience partly cloudy skies with the possibility of light rain or drizzle, according to the latest weather forecast for today.

According to Briihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the day will also see varying tidal conditions, with a high tide expected at 1526 hrs with a height of 3.26 meters, and a low tide at 2115 hrs, reaching a depth of 1.40 meters. Tomorrow, October 6, there will be a high tide at 0439 hrs with a height of 3.51 meters and a low tide at 1113 hrs with a depth of 2.44 meters.

In the last 24 hours, the city and its surrounding areas have experienced relatively dry conditions, with no recorded rainfall in key locations.

Central Mumbai has experienced no recorded rainfall, reflecting dry weather conditions in this part of the city. Similarly, the Eastern Suburbs have not seen any significant rainfall in the past day, indicating stable and dry weather conditions. The Western Suburbs have also maintained dry weather with no noteworthy rainfall recorded during the same period.

Although the city experienced long dry periods during the monsoon this year, the lakes supplying water to the city are almost full on the last day of September, technically the last day of the rainy season. The BMC has hence, assured that there will be no water cut till the next monsoon.

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There are seven lakes, two in Mumbai and five on the outskirts, which have a combined capacity of 14.47 lakh million litres of water. The lakes are 99.23 per cent full, with the stock reaching 14.36 lakh million litres on Saturday. "If the stock reaches 100 per cent on the last day of monsoon, then the city gets an uninterrupted supply of water," said an official from the hydraulic department of the BMC. "As the lakes are filled up to their capacities, the city won't face water cuts till the next monsoon," said Iqbal Singh Chahal, commissioner and administrator of the BMC.

Last year, the lakes had 98.5 per cent stock on the same day and the city didn't face a water cut till the end of June 2023. The water cut was imposed on July 5 due to delayed rain and lasted for a month due to the dry spell of monsoon. The lake levels went deep to merely seven per cent in the first week of July. But the heavy rain in July and then intermittent showers in August and September helped fill up the lakes by the end of September.