As heavy rain lashed the national capital on Tuesday morning, Air India issued a travel advisory cautioning passengers that flight operations to and from Delhi may be affected due to adverse weather conditions.
The airline advised travelers to check their flight status on its official website before leaving for the airport and to allow extra time for their journey.
“Gusty winds and rain may impact flight operations to and from Delhi this morning. Please check your flight status… before heading to the airport and allow extra time for your journey,” said Air India on X.
The downpour, accompanied by thunderstorms, brought much-needed relief from the humid weather in several parts of Delhi.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall across large parts of the country until August 4. On July 29, extremely heavy rain is expected over eastern Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, while Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Haryana may witness heavy showers.
In western India, Konkan and Gujarat are likely to experience isolated heavy rainfall on July 29, with light to moderate showers predicted over the next 6–7 days.
Northeast India, including Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, is expected to see heavy to very heavy rainfall. Eastern and central states like Bihar and Madhya Pradesh may face isolated heavy rain and thunderstorms.
In southern India, heavy rainfall is likely over Kerala and coastal Karnataka on July 29 and 30, accompanied by strong winds ranging between 40–50 kmph. Light to moderate rain with thunderstorms is expected in most southern states throughout the week.
The IMD further stated that fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is expected over northwest, northeast, and eastern regions of the country in the coming days, while central and peninsular India may witness scattered to fairly widespread rain.
For Wednesday, the IMD has issued a warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in eastern Rajasthan. Heavy rainfall is also expected at isolated locations in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Jharkhand, Kerala, Mahe, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, and western Rajasthan.
Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are likely at isolated places in Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Jharkhand, parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Vidarbha.
(With inputs from ANI)