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Delhi-NCR Weather LIVE Updates: What caused this sudden change in weather again?
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Delhi-NCR Weather LIVE Updates: What caused this sudden change in weather again?

 Delhi-NCR Weather LIVE Updates: An orange alert has been issued for Delhi-NCR by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), forecasting moderate thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds and light rainfall across the region on Friday evening.The alert (to be prepared/updated) comes just a day after a surge of dust-laden winds from Pakistan and western Rajasthan pushed air quality to ‘poor’ levels and reduced visibility in the Capital. The IMD, in an update at 5.30 pm, confirmed that a convective system — an intense, localised weather phenomenon characterized by the rapid upward movement of warm, moist air — which earlier entered Delhi from Rohtak, has now crossed the Capital. It is currently hovering over Noida, Ghaziabad, and Faridabad. Story continues below this ad The s...
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Delhi sees light rain, dust storms; temperature set to climb this week
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Delhi sees light rain, dust storms; temperature set to climb this week

Light rain and dust storms lashed parts of Delhi on Sunday evening. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), winds up to 50 kilometres per hour blew in the city early Sunday evening, as a dust storm hit most parts of the city. Parts of Dwarka, Vasant Kunj and Vasant Vihar also saw light rain. Later in the evening, winds measuring around 40 kilometres per hour were seen. According to the IMD, Sunday’s rain is the last for at least a week. The temperature is expected to climb to 40 degrees Celsius by Friday. Story continues below this ad Sunday’s maximum temperature was recorded as 37.8 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees below the normal for this time of the year. The minimum temperature was 23.6 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches below normal. Over the last 24 hours, Del...
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Why Delhi received an intense spell of rain today: from Western Disturbance to cyclonic circulation and strong winds
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Why Delhi received an intense spell of rain today: from Western Disturbance to cyclonic circulation and strong winds

In the early hours of Friday, Delhi found itself at the centre of a rare but powerful weather setup — one that combined high moisture, clashing winds, and a dynamic lift in the atmosphere. What began as a quiet, overcast night with only isolated drizzles quickly escalated into one of the most intense pre-monsoon weather events the city has seen in recent years. The India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Safdarjung station recorded 77 mm of rainfall within just a few hours — the second-highest single-day May total in 17 years. The heavy rain overwhelmed Delhi’s infrastructure, triggering widespread waterlogging, power outages, flight disruptions, and also led to a tree collapse that claimed four members of a family. Behind the downpour was a meteorological chain of events that explains why...
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Woman and her 3 children killed in house collapse in Dwarka during a thunderstorm in Delhi
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Woman and her 3 children killed in house collapse in Dwarka during a thunderstorm in Delhi

A woman and her three children were killed and her husband was critically injured after their house collapsed in Dwarka’s Jafarpur Kalan area Friday morning as heavy rain, thunderstorm, and strong winds hit Delhi early Friday. According to the Delhi Police, they received a call about the collapse of the house, located on farmland in the Jafarpur Kalan area, at 5.26 am. Two fire tenders were also rushed to the spot, and the teams found that the one-room house had collapsed after a tree fell on it due to the heavy winds, the police said. Four people, identified as Vijay, Jyoti, and their three children, were trapped under the rubble of the house. They were rescued and rushed to RTR Hospital, where doctors declared Jyoti, 26, and her three children dead. Vijay has been admitted to the hospita...
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms in Delhi bring respite from heat; IMD sounds red alert, flight ops hit
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms in Delhi bring respite from heat; IMD sounds red alert, flight ops hit

Delhi Weather | Noida Weather | Gurugram Weather | IMD Red Alert: Heavy rains and fierce winds swept across Delhi and its surrounding region early Friday morning, bringing much of the Capital to a standstill and prompting the India Meteorological Department to sound a red alert. The IMD warned that the severe weather would continue through the early hours, with thunderstorms, squally winds, and intense rainfall expected to persist. As of 7 am, the IMD issued a red alert for Delhi, valid for two hours, while much of the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) remained under orange and yellow alerts. “Intense rainfall, lightning, and gusty winds of 40 to 90 km/hr are likely to continue,” the IMD said in a statement issued at 5:15 am. The sudden storm system, driven by a dense mass of cloud...
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Delhi Today News LIVE Updates: Respite from heat for Capital as rain, thunderstorms likely today; flight delays continue at IGI airport
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Delhi Today News LIVE Updates: Respite from heat for Capital as rain, thunderstorms likely today; flight delays continue at IGI airport

Delhi News Live Updates: The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 39 degrees Celsius, under predominantly cloudy conditions. (Source: Express Archives)Delhi News Live Updates: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast partly cloudy skies in Delhi on Tuesday with chances of thunderstorms towards the evening. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 39 degrees Celsius, under predominantly cloudy conditions. Notably, Delhi recently experienced its highest April day temperature in the last three years, reaching 42.1 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Meanwhile Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport continued to face disruptions with 462 outbound flights being delayed, accounting for 70 per cent of departures on Monday, due to unfavorable weather and runway repai...
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Over 400 flights delayed at Delhi’s IGI airport. Here’s why
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Over 400 flights delayed at Delhi’s IGI airport. Here’s why

Flight Delays At Delhi IGI Airport: As many as 462 flights that were scheduled to depart from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport got delayed on Monday due to unfavourable weather conditions and the repair of one runway. This makes up for 70 per cent of the flights taking off from the airport, causing inconvenience to passengers. Besides, 50 per cent of the arriving flights were also delayed, according to the flight tracking website, Flightradar24. Delhi airport issued three passenger advisories on Monday regarding the flight delays. “Due to shifting wind patterns in the vicinity of airport, certain airline operations may experience delays,” the IGI Airport said in an X post on Monday afternoon. A combination of factors, including the early onset of easterly winds and the commencem...
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Delhi records highest day temperature in April in 3 years
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Delhi records highest day temperature in April in 3 years

At 42.1 degrees Celsius, Delhi on Saturday recorded its highest day temperature in April in last three years, the IMD said. The last time a higher temperature was recorded was in 2022, when the maximum had reached 43.5 degrees Celsius. The night temperature settled at 20.7 degrees Celsius. The Ridge, meanwhile, recorded a high of 43 degrees Celsius. Some respite was felt in the evening as the city experienced cool winds and a partly cloudy sky. The IMD has forecast partly cloudy sky with gusty winds on Sunday. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd Expand Source link
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Delhi News Live Updates: Capital on high alert after Pahalgam terror attack; security beefed up at tourist spots
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Delhi News Live Updates: Capital on high alert after Pahalgam terror attack; security beefed up at tourist spots

Delhi Police on high alert after major terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam (File photo) Delhi News Live Updates: The national capital remains on high-alert, with the security heightened across all popular tourist spots, following a brutal terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam yesterday evening. Traffic movement has been regulated in all sensitive zones across Delhi, and surveillance as well as security at border checkpoints have been ramped up. The local police, meanwhile, have been asked to remain on alert in high footfall areas like markets, railway stations, and airport. Delhi Police Special Cell’s SWAT commandos have also been deployed in several areas to prevent any untoward incident. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta condoles Pahalgam attack deaths: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Tuesda...
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Dust storm, rainfall lead to massive delays, flight disruptions at Delhi airport; passengers vent ire on social media
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Dust storm, rainfall lead to massive delays, flight disruptions at Delhi airport; passengers vent ire on social media

Passengers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi faced massive delays and disruptions to their journeys from Friday evening till Saturday morning due to a dust storm and rainfall in the National Capital on Friday evening. According to Flightradar24, a live flight-tracking website, 439 arriving flights and 507 departing flights were delayed on Friday. As of Saturday noon, 40 per cent of the departing flights from Delhi airport were delayed by an average of 44 minutes. “Poor weather, caused by heavy thunderstorms and gusty winds, has affected flight operations across parts of Northern India. Some of our flights to and from Delhi are being delayed or diverted, which is likely to impact our overall flight schedule,” said Air India in a travel advisory issued on X on Friday evenin...
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IMD warns of heatwave in Delhi till April 9, yellow alert sounded
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IMD warns of heatwave in Delhi till April 9, yellow alert sounded

A yellow alert has been sounded in Delhi by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) as it forecasted a heatwave in the city till Wednesday.In its April to June seasonal outlook, the Met Office earlier forecasted rain deficit for the city. The number of heatwave days between April and June is also likely to be higher than usual, it said. Depending on the severity of weather conditions, the IMD uses four colour-coded warnings: green, yellow, orange, and red. When a yellow alert is sounded, heat is tolerable for the general public, as per officials, but it can trigger moderate health concerns for vulnerable people — infants, elderly, and people with chronic diseases. Avoid heat exposure; wear lightweight, light-coloured, loose, cotton clothes; cover your head, use a cloth, hat or umbrella —...
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Delhi News Live Updates: ‘Fee hikes biggest worry for us’, says AAP leader Sisodia; alleges BJP hand-in-glove with Delhi’s private schools, demands CBI probe
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Delhi News Live Updates: ‘Fee hikes biggest worry for us’, says AAP leader Sisodia; alleges BJP hand-in-glove with Delhi’s private schools, demands CBI probe

Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia. (Express Photo)Delhi News Live Updates, April 5, 2025: Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, speaking to the media on Saturday, alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi is hand-in-glove with the private schools in the Capital, claiming fee hikes were the biggest worry for the party right now. “The biggest worry for us right now is that private schools have started increasing their fee. Back when we had formed government, we had made a regulation to ensure that private schools cannot arbitrarily increase their fee,” he said. He demanded that the CBI should carry out a probe on the matter, claiming that there is a nexus between the private schools and the BJP ministers. A massive fire broke out in a tyre manufacturing factory in Utt...
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