Flight operations hit as strong winds, heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR
The Delhi airport witnessed average delays of 46 minutes for arrivals and 54 minutes for departures, media reports said quoting FlightRadar.
The Delhi airport witnessed average delays of 46 minutes for arrivals and 54 minutes for departures, media reports said quoting FlightRadar.
The forecast for the next two days suggests moderate rainfall in some regions, with strong winds blowing at speeds of 40-50 km/h.
Delhi woke up to pleasant weather on Friday with the flow of gentle wind and a minimum temperature of 10.7 degrees Celsius and an AQI of 131, which falls under the category of 'Moderate'.
Residents of Delhi woke up to a dense layer of fog on Saturday, reducing visibility to zero for the first time in 15 days, while the air quality index (AQI) remained in the 'very poor' category.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the national capital stood at 6 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung while Palam registered 7.6 deg C.
Several parts in the city also witnessed rain with the strong winds, the regional meteorological centre said in its bulletin.
According to the weather agency, temperature recorded a sudden fall during this period over Northwest India including Delhi.
Various components of the PRITHVI scheme are inter-dependent and are carried out in an integrated manner through combined efforts of the concerned Institutes under MoES.
As of right now, Delhi is colder than Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, where the lowest temperature was 6.8 degrees Celsius
At 327, the AQI at Dhirpur fell into the "severe" category. The classification of an AQI is as follows: 0–50 = "good", 51–100 = "satisfactory", 101–200 = "moderate", 201–300 = "poor", 301–400 = "very poor", and 401–500 = "severe"