The Delhi airport stated that flight operations were affected too due to the bad weather. The airport advised flyers to check with arrival and departure schedules with their respective airlines.
New Delhi: Delhi-NCR woke up to heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms on Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting the continuation of pleasant weather for the upcoming three to four days. According to the IMD, thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain with gusty winds would continue in the Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas during the next two hours.
“A cluster of cloud patches are passing through the Delhi-NCR. Under its influence: Thunderstorm/ Duststorm with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 40-70 Km/h would continue Delhi-NCR & adjoining areas during next 2 hours,” the IMD wrote in an early morning tweet.
Strongest of the season 🌩 #Delhi Airport reported extreme 102 km/h wind gust at 6:00AM.
Pouring heavily across #Gurgaon #city #Noida #Ghaziabad #Delhi now.
Temperature is down at 18 to 20°c at most places, heavy rains will stop by 6:40AM but light rains to continue for… pic.twitter.com/VwxvFyHFeh— Weatherman Navdeep Dahiya (@navdeepdahiya55) May 27, 2023
Flight Operation Affected
The Delhi airport stated that flight operations were affected too due to the bad weather. The airport advised flyers to check with arrival and departure schedules with their respective airlines.
Kind attention to all flyers!#badweather #rain pic.twitter.com/2NUCfzpczw
— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) May 27, 2023
IMD Issues Advisory
- Traffic congestion and slippery roads due to rain.
- Routine outdoor business/activity very likely to affect.
- Stay indoors, close windows & doors and avoid travel if possible.
- Take safe shelters; do not take shelter under trees.
- Do not lie on concrete floors and do not lean against concrete walls.
- Unplug electrical/appliances
- Immediately get out of water bodies.
- Keep away from all the objects that conduct electricity.
The mercury crossed the 45 degrees Celsius-mark earlier this week, shooting up the power demand in Delhi. But the city won’t see such brutal heat at least until May 30, according to the weather department.