The wet weather pattern still has two to three more days left in it, starting Thursday, to bring moisture to metro Denver before a drying trend happens over the Labor Day weekend.

Denver residents can expect a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. It’ll be partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds become east between 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Denver International Airport has recorded 1.42 inches of rain at the AWOS station since last Saturday while several other stations around metro Denver have now recorded between 0.4 (downtown Denver) to 0.9 (Ken Caryl) inches of rain.

Friday and Saturday show the most promise for additional rain.

Drying out begins Sunday and a return to more seasonal temperatures for the last couple of days of August.

Here’s the 4-day forecast from the National Weather Service.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.