The region is likely to witness light to heavy rainfall in next two days, bringing respite from the thick blanket of smog that has engulfed Punjab and Haryana, especially post the festival of Diwali.
The Met Department has forecast gusty winds and rainfall at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana on November 6 and heavy rainfall on November 7 in parts of Haryana.
With the stubble burning, one of the main reasons of the smog, continues unabated in the neighbouring States of Punjab and Haryana, the two States and Delhi NCR is battling a thick smog and hazardous pollution for days.
Paddy harvesting season is at its peak in the two states and it will last till November 15.
In the union territory of Chandigarh, the air quality index stood at 236 at 12 noon on Tuesday. Several districts in the two states reported air quality index in "severe" and "very poor" categories.
Because of the haze, visibility has also reduced substantially in most parts of the two agrarian states.
An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 severe.
Meanwhile, the temperature levels settled above normal in various parts of the region on Tuesday.
The union territory of Chandigarh settled at a minimum temperature of 16.7 degree Celsius, four notches above normal while the maximum temperature was recorded at 29.7 degrees.
In Haryana, the minimum temperature recorded in Ambala was 16 degrees, Karnal settled at 15.8 degrees, Hisar 14.2 degrees, Bhiwani 16.8 degrees and Narnaul 13.5 degree Celsius.
Amritsar in Punjab recorded minimum temperature of 14 degree Celsius, one degree above normal. Ludhiana and Patiala settled at minimum temperatures of 16 degrees and 15.9 degrees respectively.