Mumbai weather update: Moderate to heavy rainfall likely in city, suburbs today

Mumbai and its suburbs are expected to receive moderate to heavy rainfall throughout the day as the city will witness a generally cloudy sky today on FridayAuthorities have issued a high tide alert to warn residents of potential coastal floodingThe city has witnessed an aboveaverage amount of rainfall over the past 24 hours with statistics indicating significant precipitation across various regionsCentral Mumbai CT 6536 mmEastern Suburbs ES 8908 mmWestern Suburbs WS 9669 mmHigh TideTodayrsquos High Tide0702hrs ndash 323 mtr1752hrs ndash 273 mtrThe high tide is expected to bring significant water levels to the coastal areas Citizens residing near the coastline and waterfronts should remain vigilant and take necessary precautions during this time For the next day on 26th July 2023 the high tide is expected at 0525 hrs with a height of 331 metersLow tide 1338 hrs ndash 253 mtrNext Day 09092023 0117hrs ndash 179 mtrSimilarly the low tide may lead to a temporary relief from the high water levels but the situation demands continued vigilance On 26th July 2023 the low tide is scheduled at 1049 hrs with a height of 231 metersMeanwhile the India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a Yellow alert for Friday in Mumbai Thane Palghar Raigad Ratnagiri Dhule Jalgaon and Nashik districts of Maharashtra Western MadhyaPradesh Maharashtra amp Gujarat to Face Heavy Downpour in next 3 days the IMD said in a post on X The weather office has predicted light to moderate rainfall with moderate to severe thunderstorms in several parts of India including north Maharashtra Gujarat and Madhya PradeshRecent Satellite Imagery shows moderate to intense convective clouds leading to the possibility of light to moderate rainfall activity occasional intense spells with moderate to severe thunderstorms and lightening over parts of Northwest UttarPradesh EastUttarPradesh SouthBihar northMaharashtra GujaratRegion MadhyaPradesh Odisha GangeticWestBengal Jharkhand Assam amp Meghalaya Nagaland Manipur Mizoram Tripura during night time the IMD said in a string of posts on XAlso read Maharashtra Fadnavis storms into Thackeray den as Ajit enters Shinde bastionMumbai witnessed heavy rainfall since Thursday morning and more rainfall is expected at night the Met Office said Mumbai and adjoining regions have also reported heavy rainfall since 0830 hrs IST Mumbai Rain since 0830 hrs IST in mm Santacruz 925 Colaba 436 Dahisar 710 Juhu 840 Rammandir 880 Matunga 755 Sion 752 light to moderate rainfall is likely over Mumbai during night time the IMD postedEarlier on Thursday the weather office forecasted light to moderate rainfall in parts of Uttar Pradesh It also predicted light to moderate rainfall in Kerala Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sikkim Ladakh Arunachal Pradesh Rajasthan and Telangana