After receiving rainfall yesterday, Mumbai witnessed clear skies on Tuesday. The city has been experiencing a rise in temperature as well as high humidity over the last few days, but Mumbaikars can get slight relief as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that there is a possibility of light rainfall today.
"Generally cloudy sky with possibility of light rain/thundershowers in city and suburbs," IMD Mumbai said in a statement on Tuesday.
IMD Mumbai centre's deputy director general K S Hosalikar said that modearte to isolated heavy rainfall in Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada is expected in next 24 to 48 hours. "As per IMD GFS guidance there could be mod to isolated heavy falls in Madhya Mah & parts of Marathwada in next 24-48 Hrs with possibility of enhanced activity in Ghat areas on Day 2. Week end also favorable conditions for mod to isol hvy falls in interiors", Hosalikar tweeted.
A high tide of 3.64 metres is expected at 3.05 pm in Mumbai today, predicted Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Also, a Low tide of 1.26 metres also likely to occur at 9 pm today. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Colaba has received 0.0 mm of rainfall and Santacruz 0.4 mm in the last 24 hours.
The IMD Mumbai in its weather forecast stated that the maximum temperature in Santacruz will be 32.5°C, while the minimum temperature will be 26°C on Tuesday. On the other hand, the maximum temperature in Colaba will be 30.8°C, while the minimum temperature will be 27°C. The city witness cloudy sky, with a relative humidity of about 83% in Santacruz and 89% in Colaba.