Strong winds, dust storms hit Delhi, Noida amid scorching heat | Latest News India
Strong winds and dust storm swept parts of Delhi and adjoining cities such as Uttar Pradesh’s Noida and Ghaziabad on Saturday afternoon, a day after similar weather was experienced in the areas. Light rain in Noida Sector 12 during the summer season brought a pleasant change to the weather on Friday, May 16.(Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times) The IMD had forecast a thunderstorm accompanied with rain for Delhi on Saturday, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 42 degrees Celsius. Amid sudden drop in visibility earlier this week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday that dust advected from North Pakistan is moving towards Delhi-NCR via Punjab and Haryana. According to the IMD, the movement occurs under strong lower-level westerly winds prevailing over Punjab and Haryana. The weather department said at around 3:30 pm on Saturday that a dust storm followed by a thunderstorm with light to moderate rain and lightning is very likely to happen across all of Delhi and NCR in the next two hours. Gusty winds with speeds of 40 to 60 …


