The rain will bring down the daytime temperature but the minimum temperature is predicted to rise to 11 degree Celsius, said weather experts at Chandigarh Meteorological Centre.
Scanty rainfall has been predicted in a few parts of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday. Meanwhile, foggy conditions are likely to prevail in the coming days.
IMD also warned of lower level easterly winds that could cause light isolated rainfall or snowfall in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand on January 9.