New Delhi: Several parts of Delhi NCR received rainfall on Saturday evening. Parts of Noida and Faridabad also experienced winds accompanied by the showers.

Fourteen flights were diverted from the Delhi airport to Lucknow, Amritsar Ahmedabad and Jaipur due to the turbulent weather in the national capital.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast thunderstorm and precipitation over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi NCR.

Recent Satellite and Delhi, Patiala, and Jaipur Radars shows convective clouds over Jammu, Kashmir Ladak, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and NCR and adj. areas. These areas likely to get thunderstorm & precipitation as per forecast. pic.twitter.com/UEtRmNA36K

— IMD Weather (@IMDWeather) February 29, 2020

"The rain is due to western disturbance. The summer should have started from March 1, but tomorrow the temperature will dip by three to four degrees," Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the regional meteorological centre at the Indian Meteorological Department, told IANS.

The month of March will also start with showers. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted "light rain or drizzle" for tomorrow.

The temperature will, however, start soaring a few notches from March 10, said Srivastava.

The maximum and minimum temperatures today are likely to hover over 24 degrees and 16 degrees, respectively.

Due to gusty winds, the air quality has also improved a bit and is in the "moderate" category. Air Index (AQI) has dropped down to 113.

(With IANS inputs)