Bad weather in Delhi may impact flight schedule, warns SpiceJet

Spicejet on Wednesday tweeted that due to the bad weather in New Delhi, all its departures and arrivals may get affected. Delhi witnessed mild to heavy rains in parts of it in the afternoon with inclement weather also affecting traffic in many areas of the city. Earlier, rains lashed Delhi, bringing temperatures further down in the city. Weather officials says that the city is likely to face another spell from Friday onwards. The city's minimum temperature settled at 20.2 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is predicted to settle around 28 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Delhi has witnessed 20 mm of rainfall in April, which is the highest in the month since 2017. High rains in the Capital are due to back-to-back western disturbances. May, which generally has spells of heatwaves, had a cool start, with the city gauging 14.8 mm of precipitation on Monday.

The national capital's primary weather station, Safdarjung Observatory, recorded the maximum temperature at least 10 degrees below normal in the last three days owing to intermittent rainfall and cloudy weather under the influence of successive western disturbances. The maximum temperature settled at 28.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday and dropped to 26.2 degrees Celsius on Monday, making it the second coldest day in the month in 13 years.

The city recorded a maximum of 28.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.

"Another western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India starting May 5. Under its influence, cloudy skies and sporadic rain is predicted in the capital until May 7," an IMD official said.

#WeatherUpdate: Due to bad weather (heavy rain) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via https://t.co/VkU7yLjZly.

— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) May 3, 2023