New Delhi:

Strong winds, dust storms and heavy rains in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) led to around 120 flights being delayed this morning. In a rain-related accident, a woman and her three children were killed after strong winds led to a tree falling on their room in Delhi’s Dwarka.

Three flights were diverted to Ahmedabad and Jaipur ahead of their arrival at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport. A Bangalore-Delhi and another Pune-Delhi flights were among those diverted to Jaipur. The Delhi airport witnessed average delays of 21 minutes for arrivals and 61 minutes for departures, per FlightRadar. Over 20 flights departing from Delhi are running late.

The Delhi airport assured efforts by the ground staff to ensure a seamless experience, while multiple airlines urged passengers to check the latest status of their flights before heading to the airport.

The Delhi airport witnessed average delays of 61 minutes for departures.
Photo Credit: NDTV

“Some of our flights to and from Delhi are being delayed or diverted, which is likely to impact our overall flight schedule. We are doing our best to minimize disruptions,” Air India said in its statement on X.

Around 15 to 20 trains were delayed after trees fell on wires due to strong winds, impacting railway operations in the Delhi division.

Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma tweets, “Today, due to unseasonal record rainfall, water stagnated in some quantity at many places in Delhi. From 5:30 am onwards, I went to many places and took stock of the situation. On going to Minto Bridge, I saw that all the four pumps were… pic.twitter.com/6sCExIlgKe

— IANS (@ians_india) May 2, 2025

Waterlogging was reported in many parts of Delhi, with visuals emerging from areas like Dwarka, Khanpur, South Extension Ring Road, Minto Road, Lajpat Nagar and Moti Bagh.

While the winds caused trees to be uprooted and the branches of some to fall, the damage to property is yet to be assessed. People have been advised to assess the weather and stay indoors as far as possible.

The temperature in Delhi stood at 19.8 degrees Celsius, with India Meteorological Department’s Nowcast stating that heavy rains, storms and winds of upto 70-80 kmph will be witnessed across Delhi.

According to IMD data, in the last three hours, the Safdarjung weather station, the city’s primary observatory, recorded 77mm of rainfall. Lodhi road recorded 78 mm, Palam recorded 30 mm, Najafgarh 19.5 mm, and Pitampura 32 mm of rainfall.

The weather department has issued a yellow alert for the national capital till Saturday, forecasting heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds.

#WATCH | Delhi-NCR witnesses traffic congestion as several trees were uprooted, and vehicles broke down amid heavy waterlogging, due to a rainstorm earlier today.

Visuals from Gurugram. pic.twitter.com/ABy5a2MZrM

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2025

On Wednesday evening, the sky had turned cloudy, with the city recording a maximum temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius, 0.9 notch below the season’s average.

The weather comes as a relief when the IMD said most parts of India are likely to see above-normal temperatures in May, only to get respite from occasional thunderstorms.

Rainfall over  north India is expected to be above normal, more than 109 per cent of the long-period average of 64.1 mm. Frequent and intense thunderstorms in May will likely prevent temperatures from rising to the levels seen in May 2024, per the IMD.