Delhi Rains

Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the regional forecasting centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), said monsoon clouds led to rains in parts of Delhi

On May 14, heavy rainfall is likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam and Meghalaya and Coastal and south interior Karnataka and Kerala

The national capital may also witness thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hail and gusty wind on Wednesday and Thursday

Air India and Vistara are among the carriers whose flights have been impacted

The areas of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab are expected to get some relief from pollution as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall in the next 48 hours."According to the information by IMD, in the next 24-48 hours, a fresh western disturbance from a low-pressure area in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region will approach northern areas of India, and can cause light to moderate rainfall in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana," Dr PK Sidhu, head of the Department of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, Punjab Agricultural University, told ANI.She further stated that people who were suffering from breathing problems caused by pollution will also get mild relief.According to IMD, light rain or drizzle is also likely to occur in several areas of Delhi between November 25 to 27.Thunderstorm or hailstorm accompanied by lightning is also likely to take place at isolated places in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, ..

Heavy rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Thursday evening bringing down the mercury level, officials said. Delhi recorded 35.2 mm rainfall at 8.30 PM and the temperature was recorded at 21.6 degree Celsius, a senior MeT official said. According to the meteorological department, the maximum temperature recorded at 5.30 PM was 34.8 degree Celsius, a notch above the normal, and the minimum 23.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. Humidity levels oscillated between 83 and 55 per cent. Flight operations at Delhi Airport had to be suspended for 24 minutes in the evening due to extremely heavy rains accompanied by strong winds. The weather department has forecast generally cloudy sky with possibility of light rains or drizzle on Friday. The maximum and minimum temperatures on Friday are likely to be around 34 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively, it said.

The Safdarjung Observatory, the recording of which is considered official for the city, received 12.6 mm rainfall till 8.30 am

The India Meteorological Department has predicted light rains or thundershowers on Sunday and Monday and an increase in temperatures

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People returning home from work had to witness slow traffic movement due to a heavy downpour of rain

People in the national capital witnessed heavy rains and had to face waterlogging, traffic snarls at various places in the city for the second consecutive day today

While close to a dozen Air India flights were diverted to other destinations, airlines of private carriers such as IndiGo were also diverted

The humidity levels were recorded at 71%

The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 35 degrees celsius

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Heavy downpour led to water-logging and traffic jams