An active pattern continues across North Texas into the weekend with expected rounds of rain and storms.

The National Weather Service ended the Tornado Watch for counties in the NBC 5 viewing area, though the watch continues for parts of East Texas until 9 p.m. Friday. The watch also covers several counties in southwest Arkansas, southeast Oklahoma, and northwest Louisiana.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. Friday.

Additional rain is expected overnight Friday. The Storm Prediction Center rates much of North Texas as a Level 2 risk for severe weather, with a higher risk (Level 3-4) of severe storms north/east of DFW. While the main threats will be large hail and damaging winds, a few storms east of the Metroplex could bring a few tornadoes.

The heaviest rain in DFW is set to arrive late Friday into Saturday morning. A flood watch has been posted for areas northeast of DFW through Sunday morning. Rain totals could exceed two inches in some locations, with the highest rain total expected in locations north and east of DFW.

By Sunday, the pattern begins to dry out, with sharply cooler air pushing in behind a cold front.

Below-normal temperatures will persist for a couple of days, with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s.