New Delhi: Parts of Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed heavy rains coupled with thunderstorms and gusty winds on Saturday morning, disrupting the flight services in the Delhi Airport. The sudden change in weather is expected to bring respite from the hot weather conditions prevailing over North India.
There were some tree falls reported in some of the roads and the municipal administration and the police were involved in clearing the same to restore traffic on that stretch. The weather office has predicted the rains and thunderstorms in the national capital and its adjoining areas on Saturday morning.
Flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport were affected due to 'bad weather' conditions. The airport authorities have advised travellers to contact the airlines to get updates on the flight information. "Due to bad weather, flight operations are impacted at Delhi airport. It is advisable to contact the airlines concerned for updated flight information," airport officials said in a tweet.
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Kind attention to all flyers!#Badweather #Rain pic.twitter.com/2NUCfzpczw
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— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) May 27, 2023Kind attention to all flyers!#Badweather #Rain pic.twitter.com/2NUCfzpczw
— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) May 27, 2023
"Thunderstorms/Duststorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 40-70 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of the entire Delhi, NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Narwana, Karnal, Rajaund, Assandh, Safidon, Barwala, Panipat, Adampur, Hissar, Gohana, Gannaur, Siwani, Meham, Sonipat," the Weather office said in a statement.
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Delhi Airport just before the 101.8Kmph Wind Gust ⛈️⛈️#Delhirains #Delhirain pic.twitter.com/nPdhFP0qow
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">Delhi Airport just before the 101.8Kmph Wind Gust ⛈️⛈️#Delhirains #Delhirain pic.twitter.com/nPdhFP0qow
— Weatherman Shubham (@shubhamtorres09) May 27, 2023Delhi Airport just before the 101.8Kmph Wind Gust ⛈️⛈️#Delhirains #Delhirain pic.twitter.com/nPdhFP0qow
— Weatherman Shubham (@shubhamtorres09) May 27, 2023
"Tosham, Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Jhajjar, Loharu, Farukhnagar, Kosali, Mahendargarh, Sohana, Rewari, Palwal, Narnaul, Bawal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana) Gangoh, Deoband, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Kandhla, Khatauli, Baraut, Daurala, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor, Garhmukteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, Jahangirabad, Khurja, Gabhana, Jattari (U.P.) Sidhmukh, Pilani, Bhiwari, Jhunjunu, Tizara, Khairthal, Kotputli, Alwar, and Viratnagar (Rajasthan) during the next 2 hours," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) added.
The weather office also predicted rain in Delhi for the next two to three days and no heat wave is predicted until May 30. The IMD on Friday said that the rainfall all over India in the month of June will remain 'Below normal' levels adding that states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, and northern India will witness above-normal temperatures.
While talking to ANI, RK Jenamani said, "In June, the rainfall all over India will be below 92 per cent, which is below normal. In states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Orissa, and northern India the temperature is likely to stay above normal, the probability that temperature will be above normal is 70-80 per cent." The IMD earlier said that monsoon is expected to make onset in Kerala on June 4 and that it will most likely be normal this year. (with ANI inputs)
