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Rain with gusty winds lashed Delhi and National Capital Region on Saturday morning and affected flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted the rains and thunderstorms in Delhi and its surrounding areas on Saturday morning. The change in weather would bring respite from the hot weather conditions prevailing over North India.
“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, 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 weather-monitoring agency said.
The inclement weather affected flight operations and the airport authorities advised travellers to contact airlines to get the latest updates about their flights.
#WATCH | Rain lashes parts of the national capital. Visuals from Janpath Circle. pic.twitter.com/2Yeba2ga4d
— ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2023
“Due to bad weather, flight operations are impacted at Delhi Airport. It is advisable to contact the airlines concerned for updated flight information,” the Delhi Airport said in a statement on Saturday.
For the next two to three days, the IMD has predicted rain in Delhi and no heat wave is predicted until May 30.
#WATCH | Weather change in Delhi; Rain lashes parts of the national capital. Visuals from Shanti Path. pic.twitter.com/LtaL3x3gLT
— ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2023
Meanwhile, the weather agency has forecast normal rainfall for most parts of India this monsoon. However, in June, it will be below normal.
“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,” ANI quoted IMD scientist RK Jenamani as saying.
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