Heavy rain, dust storm in Delhi-NCR, flight ops hit


New Delhi:

The Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received heavy rains and a welcome drop in temperature.

Flight operations were severely affected, as Delhi Airport average average of 46 minutes for arrival and 54 minutes for departure, per, per, per, per, per. Flaterdar,

The Delhi Airport assured the ground staff to ensure an effort to ensure an easy experience, while several airlines urged passengers to check the latest position of their flights before going to the airport.

Air India said in its statement on X, “Some of our flights and some flights are being delayed or diverted for Delhi, which is likely to affect our overall flight program. We are trying our best to reduce the disruption.”

Waterlogging was reported in many parts of Delhi, which had emerging scenes from areas like Dwarka, Khanpur, South Extension Ring Road, Minto Road, Lajpat Nagar and Moti Bagh.

While the winds were uprooted and some branches fell due to winds, property damage remains to be assessed. People have been advised to assess the weather and stay indoors as far as possible.

The temperature in Delhi was 19.8 degrees Celsius, stating that heavy rains, storms and winds of 70-80 kmph, storms and winds would be seen in Delhi. In some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, moderate rains were predicted.

The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for the national capital till Saturday, with heavy rainfall, thunder, and winds.

On Wednesday evening, Akash was cloudy, the maximum temperature with the city was recorded at 38.1 degrees Celsius, 0.9 places below the average of the season.

The weather comes as a relief when IMD stated that most parts of India are likely to look at normal temperature in May, only to get relief from topical thunderstorms.

Rainfall is expected to be normal in North India, which is more than 109 percent at a long -term average of 64.1 mm. Repeated and rapid thunderstorms in May prevents the temperature from rising to the levels seen in May 2024 as per IMD.



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