Chandigarh, the planned paradise nestled against the Shivalik hills, greeted the New Year with a familiar frosty embrace on January 1, 2026, as temperatures hovered at a sharp 2.8 degrees Celsius at sunrise, promising a day of chilly mornings giving way to clear skies and moderate highs of 15.8 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow advisory for shallow fog in early hours, with visibility at 400 meters over the Sukhna Lake, easing to full clarity by 10 a.m.