The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Mumbai and neighboring Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts, forecasting heavy rain in isolated places during the next three hours and urging residents to take necessary precautions.
The Meteorological Department expected the city and its suburbs to witness heavy to very heavy rain in some places, with the possibility of very heavy rain in isolated places during the day.
The meteorological services warned of active winds, speeds ranging between 50 and 60 kilometers per hour.
The IMD recorded 109.6 mm of rainfall at Santacruz Observatory and 90.2 mm at Colaba during a 24-hour period ending at 8 am. Cumulative monsoon rainfall up to July 3 reached 928.9 mm in Santacruz, which is 40.06 per cent of its annual average, while Colaba recorded 870.9 mm, or 41.57 per cent of its annual average. The amounts of rain falling so far this season are significantly higher than those recorded during the corresponding period in 2025.
According to the automatic weather stations of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the island city received an average rainfall of 98.80 mm during a 24-hour period, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 98.39 mm and 93.73 mm respectively.
In the island city, Prabhadevi recorded the highest rainfall of 141.8 mm, followed by Matunga with 135.2 mm, Dongri with 120.8 mm, Wadala with 118.28 mm and Lower Parel with 118 mm. In the western suburbs, Khar recorded the highest rainfall of 150.6 mm, while Bandra received 146 mm, Santacruz 125 mm and Juhu 120.8 mm. In the eastern suburbs, Ghatkopar recorded 143 mm, followed by Mankhurd with 134.2 mm and Chembur with 127.6 mm.
The city is expected to see a high tide of 4.26 meters at 2.50pm on Saturday, July 4, followed by a low tide of 1.66 meters at 8.56pm. On Sunday, high tide is expected to be at 2.52am, measuring 3.60 metres, and again at 3.22pm, when sea level is expected to reach 4.19 metres.
The civic body said there were no active complaints of waterlogging anywhere in the city or suburbs till Saturday morning. Road traffic and suburban train services on the Central and Western Railway lines were operating normally as of 9 am.
However, heavy rains and stormy weather led to several minor accidents across Mumbai. The BMC received 91 complaints related to falling trees and branches, with the highest number of incidents reported in the western suburbs at 50, followed by 21 in the eastern suburbs and 20 in the island city. Clearance operations are currently underway.
The city also recorded 30 short-circuit incidents, including 20 in Al-Jazira City, 7 in the eastern suburbs, and three in the western suburbs. The relevant electrical authorities were notified, and emergency teams were deployed to address the situation.
In addition, there were 19 reports of partial house or wall collapses across Mumbai, including six in Island City, ten in the eastern suburbs and three in the western suburbs. Emergency assistance was immediately sent to all affected locations.
Meanwhile, the total useful water stock in Mumbai’s seven lakes – Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Thansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vihar and Tulsi – stood at 136,137 million liters as of the morning of July 4, 2026. This is higher than the 124,343 million liters available on the same date in 2024, but much lower than the 734,562 million liters. Recorded during the corresponding period of 2025.
