Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- A day after making a much-needed bright comeback, the sun played hide and seek on Tuesday, sending the day temperature plunging by five degrees and bringing back the chill.

The day began on a foggy note, with visibility dropping to 300 metres in the morning. Although the sun made a brief appearance in the afternoon, it provided little warmth.

As a result, the maximum temperature dropped sharply from 18.7degC on Monday to 13.4degC on Tuesday, settling 2.8 degrees below normal.

Explaining this, IMD Chandigarh director Surender Paul said, "While the regional blanket of fog seen in previous days is unlikely to reoccur, isolated pockets of fog may still form over the region and the city due to low temperatures and high...