The region reported heavy rainfall, strong winds and widespread power outages.
In its latest nowcast, the weather department said that light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorm and lightning, with gusty winds of 30-50 kmph, is likely to occur across Delhi-NCR, followed by drizzle in South-west Delhi during the next two hours
Flight operations were also impacted in parts of northern India
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Reports indicate that the dust storm descended upon the region in the night time, blanketing the sky in a thick haze.
These districts include Ajmer, Alwar, Baran, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Dholpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Karauli, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, according to the meteorological department.
Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Sunday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 21.4 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal, it said.
According to CPCB, the air quality index at several places in Delhi crossed the 500-mark and today deteriorated beyond the "severe" level.
The latest bout of deadly dust storm over the weekend claimed 17 lives and left 11 persons injured
The operations at the airport had to be shut down for close to two and half hours, sources at Air Traffic Control (ATC) at the airport said, adding that the magnitude of the disruptions in traffic was more than what was anticipated.
Heat wave conditions prevailed in areas of the Bikaner, Kota, Udaipur and Jodhpur divisions.
A detailed report of the disaster is awaited even as relief and rescue teams have been pressed into service.