PHOTOS: Delhi-NCR Turns White After Rare Hailstorm

A late afternoon hail storm turned parts of the Delhi-NCR into an icy, winter wonderland. (Image: News18)

Hailstorms, accompanied with rains and high-velocity winds, also hit Punjab and Haryana over the last 24 hours, leaving behind uprooted trees and broken branches. (Image: News18)

Met officials said that rain and strong winds could hit the region in the next 24 hours. (Image: News18)

The rains led to the maximum temperature in the region dipping by four to five degrees Celsius in many places. (Image: News18)

Afternoon hail turned Delhi into a winter wonderland. (Image: News18)

Noida and its surrounding areas were lashed by moderate to heavy rain since Thursday, accompanied by strong winds. (Image: News18)

There will be a dip in the temperature in Delhi-NCR to 7 degrees Celsius in next two days, said Mahesh Palawat, director of private weather agency Skymet. (Image: News18)

Palawat said the western disturbance has started moving eastwards, which means rains will gradually recede from Delhi. (Image: News18)

Netizens took to the social media to share photographs of roads covered with hail. (Image: News18)

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