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.

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REVIEW: Opening night of Agatha Christie's 'The Hollow' at The Paget Rooms in Penarth.

Penarth weather forecast

Light clouds and a 10% chance of rain will start the day from 07:00 and continue throughout the morning. Darker clouds will appear from 12:00 but the afternoon should stay dry. Maximum temperature of 8°C.

Pollution: Low

Pollen: Low

Sunset in Penarth today: 19:48

Penarth Traffic

Some slow traffic this morning on the Esplanade and Cliff Hill, as well as Windsor Road, Cornerswell Road and the B4267/Lavernock 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

Open until 23:00.

Interesting fact of the day

There were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs were alive.

@mrjackdwynn.