Delhi Receives Moderate Rainfall. IMD Predicts Showers With Thunderstorms In These Areas

“Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h would occur,” the IMD stated. 

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New Delhi: The national capital and adjoining areas received moderate rainfall on Friday night. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted thunderstorms with rainfall over Delhi and NCR, western Uttar Pradesh, parts of Rajasthan and Haryana. 

“Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h will occur,” the IMD stated. 

In a statement, Vistara said flights UK890 (HYD-DEL) and UK820 (BLR-DEL) were diverted to Amritsar and flight UK834 (MAA-DEL) Was been diverted to Jaipur due to bad weather in Delhi.

The maximum temperature on Friday settled at 27.9 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. According to weather department, the minimum temperature settled at 12.5 degrees Celsius, PTI reported.

The IMD has predicted possibility of partly cloudy skies with very light rain and thunderstorms accompanied with gusty winds on Saturday.

#WATCH | Delhi: Rain lashes parts of the national capital; visuals from Feroz Shah Road pic.twitter.com/q4EfYV8LJ8

— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2022

Parts of Delhi and  NCR to receive rainfall 

Loni Dehat, Hindon Air Force Station, Ghaziabad, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, and Ballabgarh is expected to receive light to moderate rainfall. 

25-02-2022; 2110 IST; Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of North, Northwest, West, New and Central Delhi and NCR (Ghaziabad, Chhapraula, Dadri, Greater Noida, Ballabhgarh) Kurukshetra,

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) February 25, 2022

The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 25 and 14 degrees Celsius on Saturday in Delhi.

These places in Haryana might receive rainfall

The IMD predicted light to moderate intensity rainfall over Kaithal, Narwana, Karnal, Fatehabad, Safidon, Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Farukhnagar, Sohana, Rewari, Palwal, Bawal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana). 

Hail precipitation over Nuh and adjoining areas have also been forecasted by IMD. 

Major parts of Western Uttar Pradesh likely to receive rainfall

Gangoh, Deoband, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Kandhla, Bijnor, Baraut, Modinagar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, Jahangirabad, Anupshahar, Shikarpur, Khurja, Pahasu, Debai, Narora, Gabhana, Jattari, Atrauli, Khair, Aligarh are the areas in western Uttar Pradesh that have been predicted to receive rainfall. 

Sadulpur, Bhiwari, Tizara areas in Rajasthan have also been mentioned by the IMD in their forecast.