Mumbai Rains Today: IMD Issues Orange Alert; Santacruz, Colaba See Heavy Showers, High Tide Warning Issued

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall until August 19. This warning extends to several districts in Maharashtra's Konkan region. Thane and Palghar districts are under an orange alert for the next three days, while Ratnagiri faces a red alert on August 17 and 18.

Rains in Mumbai Today: Orange Alert in Maharashtra

Rainfall in Mumbai is attributed to a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, creating an east-west trough extending to the Arabian Sea. This has resulted in significant rainfall along Maharashtra's Konkan coast. An IMD official stated that these conditions will persist until mid-next week, prompting extended alerts for Mumbai.

"The heavy rainfall is being caused due to a low pressure that has developed over the Bay of Bengal, which has led to the formation of an east-west trough extending to the Arabian Sea and leading to severe rainfall in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra. The rainfall will continue till the middle of next week as a result of which the alerts have been extended for Mumbai," an IMD official said, as TIE report cited.

Rain Alerts in Mumbai Today: High Tide Warnings in Mumbai; Check Area-wise Details

According to IMD data, Santacruz observatory recorded 85 mm of rain by 8:30 am on Sunday, while Colaba registered 55 mm. The previous day saw Santacruz receiving 245 mm and Colaba 85 mm. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's automatic weather system reported over 100 mm of rain in various city areas within the last 24 hours.

Mumbai's western suburbs experienced an average of 104 mm of rainfall, with the island city recording 93 mm and eastern suburbs at 78 mm. Charkop led with 190 mm, followed by Anand Nagar (188 mm) and Borivali (168 mm). In the eastern suburbs, Powai recorded 134 mm, while Bhandup had 129 mm. The Fort area in the island city saw 134 mm of rain.

The water stock in Mumbai's seven lakes reached 90% on Sunday morning. These lakes supply potable water to the city and include Tulsi, Vihar, Bhatsa, Tansa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, and Modak Sagar. Tulsi and Vihar are within Mumbai; others are in Thane, Palghar, and Nashik districts.

The catchment areas of these lakes fill during monsoon season. Currently, they hold an average of 90.68% or about 13.12 lakh million litres out of a total capacity of 14.47 lakh million litres. Last year on August 17, the stock was at 93.20%, compared to this year's figure.

In the past day, Tulsi Lake's catchment area received the highest rainfall, recording 150 mm. Vihar Lake followed with 75 mm of rainfall. Bhatsa Lake recorded 42 mm, while Tansa Lake saw 21 mm. Middle Vaitarna received 17 mm of rain, and Modak Sagar had 14 mm. Upper Vaitarna received the least rainfall, with only 12 mm recorded in its catchment area.

The BMC has warned citizens against visiting shorelines during high tides forecasted at a height of approximately 3.32 meters around Sunday evening and a higher tide expected Monday morning at about 3.54 meters.