Till now the people of Delhi were facing the brunt of fog, but last Wednesday the rain came so hard that it continued throughout the night. Heavy rain continued throughout the night in many areas of Delhi-NCR. The weather is likely to remain like this even today. In Noida, schools from nursery to class 8th have been closed for 2 days. Due to rain, the speed of vehicles slowed down on the roads late at night. According to the Meteorological Department, due to heavy rain with thunderstorms, cold may increase in Delhi in the coming two days.
According to the latest update, about 9 mm of rain was recorded in Palam from midnight to 5:30 in the morning. During the same period, Pusa received about 8 mm rainfall and Mayur Vihar received 5 mm rainfall. Night and morning temperatures have increased in Delhi due to cloud cover. Today, January 16, at 5.30 am the temperature was recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius. However, the day temperature is likely to remain low. This means there are chances of increasing cold during the day.
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Due to cloudy sky and foggy conditions in some parts of North India, 29 trains coming to Delhi are running late. However, visibility is better in Delhi in the morning. Normal visibility at IGI Airport is 800 meters and visibility on the runway is also normal. There is no delay in flights either.
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At the same time, after the changing weather, Noida district administration has decided to keep the schools closed. Gautam Buddha Nagar schools will remain closed for two days. However, only children from nursery to class 8th will have holiday. During this time, many schools are conducting online classes but children up to class 8 are not allowed to be called to school. This decision has been taken by the district administration due to the changing weather.
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According to Skymet, the weather forecasting agency, today there may be scattered rain in East and North-East Rajasthan, North Madhya Pradesh and South-West Uttar Pradesh. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain in Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep. Light rain is possible in the coastal areas of Kerala, South Karnataka and South Andhra Pradesh. At the same time, there is a possibility of dense to very dense fog in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Rain may gradually increase in South Haryana, Delhi and some parts of West and Central Uttar Pradesh. Scattered rain is possible in its western Himalayan region.