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                                

Dark clouds will start the morning from 07:00 and there will be a 60% chance of rain by 10:00. The rest of the day should stay dry. Maximum temperature of 20°C.                               

Pollution: Low                              

UV: Medium                              

Pollen: Low                               

Sunrise in Penarth today: 05:39                               

Sunset in Penarth today: 20:58                   

Penarth Traffic                               

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

Pineapple works as a natural meat tenderizer.

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