Delhi weather update, forecast: Heavy rain lashes NCR, airlines issue advisories

Heavy rain lashed the national capital on Thursday, leading to waterlogging in several places. The India Meteorological Department has also forecast thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain in Delhi and its adjoining areas. "Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi (Deramandi), NCR (Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Safidon, Jind, Panipat, Gohana, Rohtak, Mattanhail, and Jhajjar," IMD said in a tweet.

Airlines have issued advisories, alerting that flight operations from Delhi airport could get impacted due to rains. "Due to bad weather in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights might get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status," SpiceJet said in a tweet.

"Due to expected bad weather in #Delhi, departures & arrivals are likely to get impacted. Please arrive 2.5 hrs before domestic & 3.5 hrs before international departures and do check your flight status before leaving for the airport," IndiGo said earlier in a tweet.


Monsoon entered Delhi on Sunday, two days earlier than its normal schedule, giving a respite from the intense heat. Monsoon had also entered Mumbai also on Sunday. This is the first time monsoon rains reached Delhi and Mumbai on the same day.

The weather department in its latest update said that southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of north Arabian Sea and some more parts of Rajasthan and vconditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of the country (i.e. remaining parts of Rajasthan and Haryana and Punjab) during next 2-3 days.

It has forecast light to moderate fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana during next 2 days, with isolated heavy
to very heavy rainfall in some places in east Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.