Hailstorm in Delhi NCR

On 7th February, 2019 heavy rains lashed many parts of Delhi, Gurugram Faridabad and Noida. Thunderstorm was predicted by Meteorological department yesterday but this much Hailstorm was not.
Heavy rains and hailstorm accompanied by strong winds lashed the city on Thursday and brought the mercury down by four to five notches.
The minimum temperature settled at 15 degrees Celsius, six notches above the season's average and the maximum temperature was recorded at 19.1 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average.
Delhi recorded 3.2 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm. Humidity level oscillated between 100 and 89 per cent.
Palam recorded 3.2 mm rainfall, Lodhi Road 3.8mm, Ridge 3.4mm, Ayanagar 4mm, Gurgaon 3mm, Jafarpur 9mm, Najafgarh 3mm and Sports Complex 2mm.
Hailstorms hit several parts of Delhi and its adjacent areas. Excited people took to social media to share pictures of roads covered with hail.
Airport officials said 14 domestic flights and four international ones were diverted to nearby cities between 6 pm and 7 pm.
The weatherman has forecast shallow to moderate fog on Friday morning and mainly clear skies.
The maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 19 and 10 degrees Celsius respectively.
The minimum temperature on Wednesday was 12 degrees Celsius while the maximum settled at 24 degrees Celsius. Source: moneycontrol.com
The weather office, earlier in the day, predicted hailstorm as the national capital woke up to an inclement weather. "The sky will remain generally cloudy throughout the day with light to moderate rain or thunderstorm and hail likely in the later parts of the day as well," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said earlier in the day.
The rains, however, failed to improve the air quality in Delhi. "Overall air quality over Delhi is ''very poor''. Air quality has not improved significantly as rainfall was not sufficient enough and wind speed was also moderate," System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, also known as SAFAR, said.
Normal life was disrupted in some parts of north India too due to heavy rains and snowfall.
The Kashmir region remained cut off for the second consecutive day as the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed due to heavy snowfall. All flights were cancelled at the Srinagar airport. An avalanche warning of varying danger levels has been issued by the state authorities for 16 of the 22 districts next 24 hours.
In Uttarakhand, several schools and colleges were closed in some districts due to heavy rainfall. Source : NDTV.com
Several parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed moderate rainfall and thundershowers with strong winds on Thursday evening. Instances of hailstorm were reported from Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon. The sudden change in wind pattern brought temperature in the region.
The hailstorm hit the Delhi-NCR region under the impact of western disturbances. According to Skymet Weather, the weather condition originated in the southwest of Delhi and is moving towards western Uttar Pradesh. Source: HindustanTimes
Heavy rain intensity that was covered Delhi-NCR this evening is likely to return in the next two days.
Delhi skies had largely remained clear over the past two days with the maximum temperature rising to settle at 25 degrees Celsius, which was two notches above the season’s average. The minimum temperature was around 9 degrees Celsius.
However, rain and strong winds failed to improve the air quality in Delhi-NCR significantly. The air quality remained in the “very poor” category in the national capital on Thursday. News agency ANI quoted the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) as saying, “Air quality has not improved significantly as rainfall was not sufficient enough and wind speed was also moderate.”
Rain and hailstorm that lashed the parts of the national capital caught people in a surprise. Twitter is flooded with photos and videos of streets covered in hail. Moments after the shower, people began posting their reactions onto the micro-blogging site, making #DelhiRains trend on Twitter.
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