Delhi weather alert: 17 flights diverted as rains lash parts of national capital; check IMD prediction for tomorrow
Delhi weather today, brought relief from excessive heat after the national capital witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday evening. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in many places of Delhi NCR, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, etc in the next two hours.
Also Read: IMD alert: Delhi braces for 40°C, heavy rains predicted in 8 states over next week. Full forecast here Due to heavy rainfall and strong winds, nearly 17 flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Saturday evening due to bad weather, an official told PTI.
Most of the diversions happened after 5 pm. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) handles around 1,300 flight movements daily.
According to latest IMD forecast, many places of the national capital are likely to witness moderate to heavy rainfall in next two hours (including Bahadurgarh, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Manesar). “Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain with heavy intensity rain over isolated places and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, NCR ( Bahadurgarh, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Manesar) Meham," IMD wrote in a post on X.
Also Read: J&K weather news: Avalanche likely to occur in Kupwara, Ganderbal, alert issued for next 24 hours In addition to Delhi, adjacent cities of Haryana, including Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali, Mahendargarh, Rewari, and Rajasthan's Bhiwari, also receive rainfall on Saturday. In the videos shared by news agencies PTI and ANI, several places of the national capital can be seen experiencing gusty waves with strong winds leading to dust storm-like
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