The weather in the northern plains of India changed Thursday evening with dust storms and thunderstorms occurring at various places in states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said thunderstorms and dust storms would occur with moderate to heavy intensity rain and gusty wind speed 30-60 km per hour in many places of Delhi, Sadulpur, Bharatpur, Bhadra, Adampur (Rajasthan), Nuh, Sohna, Aurangabad, Palwal, Bhiwadi, Rewari, Manesar. Thunderstorms and dust storms are also forecasted in Gurugram, Farukhnagar, Hodal, Siwani, Tosham, Fatehabad, Hissar, Panipat, Jind, Bawal, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Narwana, Charkhidadri, Jhajjar, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Gohana, Gannur, Kharkhoda, Sonipat, Kaithal, Kurukshetra (Haryana) Barsana, Mathura, Agra,Tundla, Raya, Bagpat, Barot, as per the IMD. It forecasted the duststorms/thunderstorms with moderate or intense rain at Noida, Modinagar, Dadri, Gulaoti,Hapur, Jattari, Hathras, Aligarh,Hathras, Etah, Kasganj, Atrauli, Bulandshahar, Meerut, Siyana, Garmukteshr, Khatoli, Bahjoi, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, and adjoining areas during the next two hours. Earlier in the day, the department anticipated cloudy skies with the possibility of light rain or drizzle during the day.

Source: Hindustan Times May 06, 2021 12:56 UTC