Flights diverted from Delhi airport due to unexpected weather conditions

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Nearly 9 flights have been diverted from the Delhi airport to the Jaipur airport due to unexpected weather conditions, according to airport authorities...

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Light rain, coupled with a thunderstorm, lashed the national capital on Wednesday evening under the influence of western disturbance affecting northwest India, Met officials said..

"There is enough moisture available in northwest India due to the western disturbance and the temperatures have also risen over the last few days..

So, the conditions are conducive for such activity," Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre, said.. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 16.2 degrees Celsius and partly cloudy skies are forecast during the day..

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