Akasa Air flights are experiencing delays and cancellations due to dense fog in Northern India, particularly in Delhi and Srinagar. The airline is advising passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
Additionally, light to moderate rainfall was recorded in most parts of Delhi. Thunderstorms and lightning with heavy rain are likely over Delhi in the next 2-3 hours, starting from 10.00 AM on Wednesday.
Traffic also came to a standstill in many parts of the national capital following the heavy rainfall. A traffic jam was witnessed at Rajiv Chowk as vehicular movement slowed down, following heavy rainfall.
Rain lashed parts of Delhi on Sunday morning as the India Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms likely to occur over Delhi during the next two days.
Alerts have been issued for central India and the western coast, indicating a high likelihood of heavy rainfall in these regions. Eastern Rajasthan is expected to experience heavy rainfall, with the IMD predicting significant downpours in the region.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds for the next five days across Delhi-NCR.
Several parts of the national capital witnessed sudden showers on Saturday, offering a welcome respite from the sweltering heat that had gripped the city over the past few days.
For Delhi the weather department in an observation at 2:15 pm said, "Radar observations suggest Light to moderate/hailstorm/Thunderstorm /lightning Accompanied with Gusting wind (50-60 kmph reaching Upto 80). The condition will be it said be valid till 4. 15 pm today.
Heavy rains, thunderstorm and strong winds battered several parts of the national capital and its neighbouring regions on Sunday late night, following a red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of severe thunderstorms and gusty winds reaching speeds of 40-60 km/h