Light to moderate rainfall expected across city and suburbs today
Updated On: 31 August, 2024 09:45 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
A high tide of about 4.01 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 10.48 am today, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC); a low tide of about 1.69 metres is expected at 4.57 pm today
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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall in Mumbai on Saturday, as per the latest Mumbai weather update.
The weather department, in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted a "partly cloudy sky with possibility of light to moderate rain in city and suburbs" over the next 24 hours.
The maximum temperature in the city is likely to settle at 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be recorded at 25 degrees Celsius.
A high tide of about 4.01 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 10.48 am today, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Another high tide of about 3.48 metres is expected at 10.46 pm. The civic body also said a low tide of about 1.69 metres is expected at 4.57 pm today.
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