Welcome to Carrickferg.Us Today for Friday, 27α΅Κ° March 2026.
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Here is todayβs weather forecast for #Carrickfergus:
π§ Weather: Light Rain π§ π§
π‘ Max: 10Β°C (51Β°F)
π‘ Min: 3Β°C (38Β°F)
π¨ Wind: 18mph
π Visibility: Very Good
π Pressure: 1016mb
π§ Humidity: 70%
π UV Risk: 4
π Pollution: Low
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π° News: Under-5s should not be on screens more than an hour a day, parents told in new advice π°
New guidance suggests avoiding fast-paced children's content and sharing screen time where possible for under-twos.
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π News: 'My son will never be the same again after sexual abuse by a friend' π
In the past two years at least 186 young people have been referred to health trusts here after exhibiting harmful sexualised behaviours.
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π News: 'How did we fall for it?' - McNally family on murderer's lies after Natalie's death π
Natalie was 15 weeks pregnant when she was murdered in her Lurgan home by the father of her baby, Stephen McCullagh.
𧡠4/19
π News: NI economy slowed ahead of Iran crisis π
It comes amidst growing worries about the economic impacts of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
𧡠5/19
π Sun: Sun Times π
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Sunrise: 06:08 (dawn: 05:32)
π Noon: 12:29
π Sunset: 18:50 (dusk: 19:27)
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β΅ Tides: Carrickfergus Tides β΅
05:36 - High Tide (2.63m)
12:19 - Low Tide (0.69m)
18:51 - High Tide (2.43m)
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π Night Sky: Waxing Gibbous Moon π
Over half the moon is illuminated as we approach a full moon.
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π Night Sky: No significant aurora activity π
π’ 8.7 - Aurora is unlikely to be visible by eye or camera from anywhere in the UK.
𧡠9/19
π Night Sky: Launch: Electron | Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A) π
Saturday morning at 09:14 UTC
The European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite constellation demonstration mission that will assess how a low Earth orbit fleet of satellites can work in combination with the Galileo and EGNOS constellations in higher orbits that provide Europeβs own global navigation system.
This launch will lift 2 βPathfinder Aβ satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and GMV to a 510 km altitude Low Earth Orbit.
𧡠10/19
π°οΈ Night Sky: ISS pass ππ over Carrickfergus π°οΈ
Friday, 27α΅Κ° March 2026 at 19:02
ISS pass over Carrickfergus from 19:02:35 until 19:12:40
Duration: 0:10:05
Maximum Elevation: 23.5
Magnitude: -0.6 ππ
Maximum at: 19:07:40
𧡠11/19
The International Space Station (ISS) is a joint project of five space agencies: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States), the Russian Federal Space Agency (Russian Federation), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan), the Canadian Space Agency (Canada) and the European Space Agency (Europe). It is serviced primarily by the Soyuz, Progress spacecraft units and possible private missions in near future....
π΅ Finance: Exchange Rates π΅
π΅ GBP/USD: $1.33, -$0.00 π΄ βοΈ
πΆ GBP/EUR: $1.16, +$0.00 π’ βοΈ
𧡠12/19
π Finance: Crypto π
βΏ BTC: $68,640.00, -$1,437.00 π΄ βοΈ
Ξ ETH: $2,062.11, -$58.96 π΄ βοΈ
β SOL: $86.05, -$2.97 π΄ βοΈ
𧡠13/19
π₯ Finance: Precious Metals π₯
π₯ Gold: $4,458.17, +$2.41 π’ βοΈ
π₯ Silver: $69.77, -$0.22 π΄ βοΈ
𧡠14/19
π Words: Wilson Mizner π
"The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away."
𧡠15/19
π Words: Todayβs Word: turpitude π
noun: Depravity or baseness, or an instance of this.
𧡠16/19
𧩠Puzzle: Mensa Puzzle π§©
What number should replace the question mark? 752 β β β 6 687 β β β 2 693 β β β 5 426 β β β ?
𧡠17/19
π Joke: Dad Joke π
How many seconds are in a year?
January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd, April 2nd.... etc
𧡠18/19
πΌ Did You Know: Cat Fact πΌ
A sexually-active feral tom-cat \owns" an area of about three square miles and ""sprays"" to mark his territory with strong smelling urine."""
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