Delhi weather: Gusty winds and heavy rain lash Delhi-NCR, waterlogging disrupts life; flight ops affected

Delhi experienced heavy rainfall in early hours of Sunday

Heavy rains, accompanied by gusty winds, lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Sunday. Several areas reported major waterlogging, with cars in some areas being submerged under water. The extreme weather also affected flight operations in the National Capital Region.

#WATCH | A car submerged as heavy rainfall causes severe waterlogging in parts of Delhi.(Visuals from Minto Road) pic.twitter.com/HmRv09CEpV
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The rain caused havoc in the capital city just hours after the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert in all parts of Delhi, owing to heavy rainfall and gusty winds, that the weather unit said would reach up to 100 km per hour.

The weather department's red alert also included a forecast of light to moderate rainfall and lightning activity across a vast region encompassing parts of Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi-NCR.

#WATCH : pic.twitter.com/IFx1QcDZ6f ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) May 24, 2025

At around 5:54 am, Indigo took to X to say that the flight operations are now resuming normally since the skies over Delhi have now cleared. However, it warned travellers of waterlogging and advised them to keep extra time at hand.

#6ETravelAdvisory: With clearer skies over #Delhi, flight operations are back to normal. Stay updated with your flight status https://t.co/CjwsVzFov0 and allow some extra time for your airport commute. See you onboard soon! pic.twitter.com/G5RNvHXTxQ IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) May 25, 2025

IMD had, yesterday, forecasted heavy rainfall for Delhi-NCR and also the Mumbai Metropolitan city. Mumbai also received rainfall last night. Meanwhile, Southwest Monsoon arrived in India on Saturday, sooner than expected and marking the earliest onset of monsoon in India since 2009.