New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- In line with the forecast, the air quality in the national Capital continued to worsen, as the strong winds that brought relief from 'severe' air recorded in the city began to die down from Thursday onwards.

Strong winds that picked up on Tuesday evening deteriorated from Thursday onwards, and are likely to decline during the evening and morning hours, reducing to less than 5 kmph, according to a forecast from the Centre's Early Warning System (EWS) on Air Quality Management in Delhi.

At 4 pm on Friday, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 333, breaching the 300 mark, returning to the 'very poor' category, and is expected to stay there in subsequent days.

Bawana was the worst affected in Delhi, with AQI readings ...