Sydney can expect breaks in the dreary weather but showers and bouts of heavier rain are likely to linger well through the Queen's Birthday holiday weekend.

After copping the wettest two-day spell since last June's powerful east coast low, the city will continue to be dogged by rain spells into the middle of next week at least.

Commuters, though, will get a reprieve on Thursday afternoon before showers return for the evening and early Friday morning, Jacob Cronje, a senior meteorologist with Weatherzone, said.

"For the most part, it looks like it's breaking up a bit [for Thursday afternoon]," Mr Cronje said. "The main rainfall from this event has moved further up the coast."