Thousands of people have arrived in Llanelwedd today for the third day of the Royal Welsh Show.
The sun finally arrived this morning for the crowds with temperatures up to a scorching 26 degrees celsius, although it did start to cloud over a bit more around midday.
"Cob day" is living up to its reputation as the show’s busiest day as there was traffic queuing for miles from the entrance gates from around 9am today.
The packed showground has enjoyed a variety of activities today from sheep sheering, to dog trainers and junior sheep handling, the ongoing tug-of-war competitions and with more to come including the horse categories and the parade of hounds by the hunt master.
Joey Wilson, who lives near Llanbister, placed fourth this morning in the young sheep handling category with his Kerry Hill ewe.
The eight-year-old, who was awarded a rosette for his sheep handling technique and knowledge, was accompanied by his little brother seven-year-old Jake and his parents Robbie Almon Wilson and Dale Wilson.
Joey said: "I’ve really enjoyed it, yes. It is a Kerry Hill, and I like to call it Betty."
Proud mum Robbie said: "We’re chuffed to bits that he’s here, it’s really wonderful."
The competition presenter Iestyn Leyshon announced to the audience that they were trying to "work quickly", and that sheep would be brought back inside quickly to try to keep them out of the direct sunlight in the hot weather.
People in the crowd had travelled from all over the UK to enjoy the show, including the educational stalls and a selection of treats on offer from local barbecue food to ice cream from Llanfaes Dairy.
Jess Phillips, 19, from Abergavenny said: "The show has been good as usual, I’m up here on holiday for the week. So far my favourite bit has been watching the sheering."
Clare Jones and Andrew Stone had travelled to the show from Carmarthen.
Clare said: "It’s very hot, we’ve just walked around a lot to be honest - it has been a lot of fun though.
Andrew added: "There’s a nice atmosphere here, and it’s nice to see so many people from all over the UK coming to Llanelwedd to enjoy it too."
After travelling 140 miles to enjoy the show, 69-year-old Gwyn Jones from Anglesey said: "It’s lovely, it’s been very nice indeed. I’ve enjoyed all of it, but from a personal perspective I really like the vintage machinery."
The lord president of the council and leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom will also be attending the show today to chat to farmers.
The Conservative politician, who was previously the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, recently caused controversy as leaked minutes of Prime Minister Theresa May’s summit two weeks ago revealed Ms Leadsom told the cabinet she "hated the chequers deal."
The cabinet secretary for energy, planning and rural affairs AM Lesley Griffiths will also be in a meeting this afternoon at the show with representatives from the farming unions and water industry to discuss the prolonged dry weather’s impact on the farming industry.