Penarth Breakfast Briefing is a daily column dedicated to morning 'must-knows' from around town and other useful bits: weather, traffic, travel, and trivia news in a nutshell.                 

Top story                 

Penarth Esplanade outdoor seating to stay temporarily. The Vale council has decided that outdoor seating at Penarth Esplanade will be allowed to stay on a temporary basis. 

Penarth weather forecast                  

Dark clouds and a 10% chance of rain will start the morning from 08:00 and there will be an 80% chance of rain by 12:00. Maximum temperature of 19°C.                 

Pollution: Low                

UV: High                 

Pollen: High                 

Sunrise in Penarth today: 04:56                 

Sunset in Penarth today: 21:34              

Penarth Traffic                 

Usual morning traffic on the B4267/Lavernock Road. Some slow-moving traffic on Plassey Street and Windsor Road towards Cogan. Slow traffic on Plymouth Road, Stanwell Road and Victoria Road. Busy traffic on Cornerswell Road and Westbourne Road.   

What's On in Penarth                 

Over in our What's On section, find theatre, comedy, live music, and other events coming up in Penarth.                 

Late shop opening times                 

Tesco Penarth Superstore                 

Terra Nova Way, Penarth CF64 1SA                 

Open until 23:00                 

Interesting fact of the day                 

A mash-up of two words to make a new word (such as breakfast and lunch into brunch, or motel from motor and hotel) is called a portmanteau.  

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