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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Penarth planning applications: Ten property plans near you – including a house conversion into three apartments and removal of a chimney.

Penarth weather forecast

A cloudy start to the day with a 10% chance of rain at 07:00 with short bursts of sunshine to appear from 09:00. The rest of the morning should stay dry but there will be dark clouds and a 40% chance of rain from 15:00. Top temperature of 10°C.

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Sunrise in Penarth today: 06:39

Sunset in Penarth today: 18:08

Penarth Traffic

Some heavy traffic on the A4055 heading towards Eastbrook and Dinas Powys. More slow traffic on Plassey Street, Stanwell Road and Windsor 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.

Quote of the day

"Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved." – D. H. Lawrence.

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