Temperature In Delhi Drops By 11 Degrees In 1.5 Hour Of Rain & Thunderstorm; Residents Elated
Rains accompanied by strong winds lashed over Delhi NCR on Monday morning leading to a sharp fall in temperature. Temperature fell by 11 degrees Celsius from 29 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius. Flight operations at Delhis Indira Gandhi International IGI Airport were affected due to the weather conditions.
Giving respite from the scorching sun, thunderstorms and rain brought down the temperature drastically in Delhi NCR on Monday morning.
Rains accompanied by strong winds lashed over Delhi NCR on Monday morning, leading to a sharp fall in temperature.
"Today, just from 5:40 am till 7 am, the temperature fell by 11 degrees Celsius, from 29 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius," said India Meteorological Department (IMD).
IMD predicted the rain and thunderstorm to continue in Delhi NCR for the next two hours.
Rain, thunderstorm bring down temperature sharply in Delhi NCR
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Thunderstorms, rains lead to flight delays at Delhi's IGI
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"Thundershower with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h would continue to occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR," said IMD.
The strong winds uprooted trees in several parts of the city.
How the internet reacted
When it rains¡it POURS. Delhi¡¯s weather reminds that nothing is permanent,neither yours sorrows like scorching heatwave. There is always something good in store,just wait and endure. #Rain #ThunderStorm pic.twitter.com/Ek0d98DSA7
¡ª Maneesh Kumar Kharbanda (@101010rahul) May 23, 2022
So I captured a shot as a lightning strike was about to hit and I got this.#DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/GGkR7IzUNH
¡ª ??????? ???? ? (@ClandestineDee) May 23, 2022
I woke up to this, super scary thunderstorm and the actual noise level is 100x #DelhiRains Seems like wind will sweep away everything including us¡!! pic.twitter.com/do9QAZH2t2
¡ª Hemu Aggarwal (@HemuAggarwal3) May 23, 2022
Awesome weather in delhi. It is just amazing #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/UsoJsiTb8b
¡ª Sanjay Kalirona (@sanjay_kalirona) May 23, 2022
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¡ª Supi (@Supi15sk) May 23, 2022
Flight delays, power blackout
Meanwhile, flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport were affected on Monday morning due to the weather conditions.
The airport authorities have requested the passengers to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information.
"Due to bad weather, flight operations at Delhi airport are affected. Passengers are requested to get in touch with the airline concerned for updated flight information," Delhi Airport tweeted.
Vistara Flight UK974 (PNQ-DEL) has been diverted to Indore (IDR) due to bad weather in Delhi.
Due to heavy rain and strong winds early this morning, several parts of Delhi and the surrounding areas lost power. Flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport were also hampered by the inclement weather, with some airlines advising travellers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
In an earlier tweet, the IMD said vulnerable structures and kutcha houses could suffer damage due to the thunderstorm, and that traffic disruptions are likely.
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