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 weather forecast

A bright and sunny start to the day from 07:00 with a 5% chance of rain. The rest of the morning and afternoon will be sunny throughout, with a few light clouds from 16:00. Maximum temperature of 12°C.

Pollution: Low

UV: Medium

Sunrise in Penarth today: 06:23

Sunset in Penarth today: 18:20

Penarth Traffic

Some traffic this morning on Plymouth Road and Stanwell Road towards Windsor Road, as well as the B4267/Lavernock Road and Victoria 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

There's enough gold inside Earth to coat the planet.

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