Cowbridge 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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Cowbridge weather forecast

A dry and cloudy start to the day from 07:00 with short bursts of sunshine starting to appear from 08:00. The rest of the morning should be bright and sunny, but there will be a 50% chance of rain from 15:00 – 17:00. Top temperature of 11°C.

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Sunrise in Cowbridge today: 06:40

Sunset in Cowbridge today: 18:09

Cowbridge Traffic

Some very slow traffic this morning on Aberthin Road approaching Eastgate, as well as St Athan Road and Llantwit Major Road.

What's On in Cowbridge

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

Quote of the day

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." – Robert Frost.

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