After a rainy spell, there has been a decrease in the intensity of rains in Mumbai. During the last 24 hours, the Santacruz observatory recorded 6 mm and Colaba 1 mm of rain. Suburbs of Mumbai also witnessed very light rain in isolated pockets.
According to the weather forecasting body Skymet, the cyclonic circulation has shifted to southwest Rajasthan and offshore trough is extending from south Maharashtra coast to Kerala coast. Therefore, the weather of Mumbai will remain almost dry with isolated rain activities.
They further added that the temperatures will remain above normal by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius, in the range of 32 and 34 degrees.
The chances of heavy rain and a fall in the temperatures are bleak, no significant relief is expected from the sultry weather in Mumbai and suburbs for at least one week.
In July alone, Mumbai has seen rainfall of 1,152.6mm while the monthly average rainfall is 840.7mm. However, the catchment lakes in Thane and Nashik districts haven’t received much rain. This is important because the metropolitan region relies heavily on these lakes for its water supply.
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It is said that lakes like Bhatsa only received rainfall of 8mm while Tansa and Modak Sagar received 2mm and 5mm of rainfall. On the other hand, Vihar lake observed 125mm of rainfall, while the Tulsi lake reportedly saw 90mm of rain.
As for the remaining water across the city’s lakes, Mumbai had around 3.73 lakh million litres left as of the most recent figures, while the stock was at 7.06 lakh million litres on July 16, 2019.
This indicates a steep fall in the lakes’ water supply, echoing previous concerns of a potential water shortage. The civic body so far is not worried as they maintain they have enough water supply for the moment are hoping that as the season continues, the issue will subside.