Enjoy what's left of it! Tomorrow is officially the last day of the British summer

Bad news for Brits clinging onto any bits of sunshine they can find – tomorrow is actually the last day of summer.

While Monday was the hottest August bank holiday on record, summer 2017 only has the tiniest bit of life left in it.

August 31 is in fact the end of the meteorological summer – where each season is split up four periods made up of three months each.

Each season is split to coincide with the Gregorian calendar and summer consists of June, July and August – meaning tomorrow, the last day of August, is also the last day of summer.

However, summer actually goes on beyond tomorrow is you look at the astronomical calendar, which determines the seasons based on the Earth’s rotational axis in relation to its orbit around the sun.

Due to the Earth’s orbit of the sun, these dates vary and aren’t fixed like the meteorological summer – and this year the official end is on September 22.

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This will be good news for Brit sun seekers who feel a little short-changed with the August weather this year.

Despite the sweltering bank holiday weekend, where temperatures reached 28C, Tuesday saw an abrupt end to the heat and clear blue skies.

Temperatures are in the mid-teens this week, while heavy rain is predicted for London and the south on Wednesday, according to the Met Office.

The weekend is predicted to get warmer again, with the mercury possibly reaching 20C.

Marco Petagna, senior forecaster with the Met Office, said: “Monday was pretty warm but things are going to be turning much cooler, with a three-way split across the country.”

He added that the north will see scattered showers – and possibly even frost later this week.

The Met Office also predicted some warmer weather for the south in September.

According to their forecast, wind and rain are likely for the north and west but drier and warmer weather set to be more common in the south and east.

They added that temperatures “will probably remain close to normal for the time of year, though we may see short-lived warmer spells at times”.