Rain with storms from Delhi, Rajasthan to Madhya Pradesh, more than 400 flights affected

Weather Report: The weather is getting very bad in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. For the last two days, heavy thunderstorms and rains in states like Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have disturbed normal life. Farmers’ crops have also suffered a lot of damage.

Warning of rain in these states

The Meteorological Department has issued more serious alert for the next 48 hours. According to IMD, rain will continue with strong winds in other states including Delhi-NCR, UP, Punjab, Haryana for the next few days. There is a possibility of sporadic hailstorm in Jharkhand on 15 April.

Weather forecast for the last 24 hours

There has been a big change in the weather in the last 24 hours. On Friday evening, there was a thunderstorm and light rain in Delhi NCR and surrounding states. Due to which the temperature dropped significantly. IMD said that during the last 24 hours, there was thunderstorms with strong winds at different places in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. This trend is likely to continue today and tomorrow.

Temperature will increase in Gujarat

The Meteorological Department has also warned of increasing heat in some states. According to the latest report of the department, the outbreak of heat stroke is likely to increase in different places in western Rajasthan on 14 and 15 April. Whereas during 16-18 April, heat will increase in western states including Gujarat. The state of Gujarat is expected to increase heat at different places between 15-17 April. Temperators are expected to increase in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Eastern Rajasthan and Western Madhya Pradesh between 16-18 April.

More than 400 flights delayed at IGI Airport

More than 400 flights were delayed for the second consecutive day at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Saturday due to bad weather and runway shutdown. Due to which the passengers had to face a lot of problems. Flights were badly affected due to heavy rains with strong winds on Friday evening. A large number of flights had to change. This process of delay continued on Saturday. There was chaos at the airport due to the increase in the number of passengers. Passengers shared long queues and crowd photos and videos on the Internet media.

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) also reported that domestic and international flights were delayed due to bad weather. 234 flights arrived late in departure and 175 flights arrived late in arrival. The average departure time of most flights was more than 40 minutes. However, some flights were affected due to weather conditions from Friday night.