Welcome to Carrickferg.Us Today for Friday, 3Κ³α΅ April 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 (37Β°F)
π¨ Wind: 16mph
π Visibility: Good
π Pressure: 1003mb
π§ Humidity: 81%
π UV Risk: 2
π Pollution: Low
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β οΈ Alert: π‘ Yellow warning of wind affecting Northern Ireland β οΈ
π‘ Yellow warning of wind affecting Northern Ireland: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone valid from 1300 Sat 04 Apr to 0100 Sun 05 Apr
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π Local Holiday: Good Friday π
Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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π° News: Artemis II blasts ever closer to the far side of the Moon π°
The mission's last, big push on its lunar journey takes humans out of the Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972.
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π News: Stormont canteen renovation almost Β£200k over budget π
More than half-a-million pounds was spent on a refurbishment of the Stormont assembly canteen when it was renovated last summer.
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π News: Life a 'living nightmare' for mother of 16 year old killed by scrambler π
New laws ban scramblers from all public spaces in the Republic of Ireland.
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π News: Hundreds of sheep saved from hay shed fire π
The NIFRS were called out to the farm in County Down at 21:03 BST on Thursday.
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π Sun: Sun Times π
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Sunrise: 06:51 (dawn: 06:13)
π Noon: 13:27
π Sunset: 20:03 (dusk: 20:41)
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β΅ Tides: Carrickfergus Tides β΅
00:51 - High Tide (2.84m)
06:47 - Low Tide (0.41m)
13:02 - High Tide (3.15m)
18:57 - Low Tide (0.36m)
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π Night Sky: Waning Gibbous Moon π
Over half the moon is illuminated but less will show tomorrow.
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π Night Sky: No significant aurora activity π
π’ 25.2 - Aurora is unlikely to be visible by eye or camera from anywhere in the UK.
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π Night Sky: Launch: Soyuz-5 | Demo Flight π
Friday morning at 11:00 UTC
Demonstration Flight for Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, with a mass simulator on board. Details TBD.
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π Night Sky: Launch: Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-05) π
Saturday morning at 05:45 UTC
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.
29 satellites are carried on this launch.
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π΅ Finance: Exchange Rates π΅
π΅ GBP/USD: $1.32, -$0.00 π΄ βοΈ
πΆ GBP/EUR: $1.15, -$0.00 π΄ βοΈ
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π Finance: Crypto π
βΏ BTC: $66,761.00, +$113.00 π’ βοΈ
Ξ ETH: $2,063.28, +$13.54 π’ βοΈ
β SOL: $79.64, +$0.55 π’ βοΈ
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π₯ Finance: Precious Metals π₯
π₯ Gold: $4,671.75, +$71.90 π’ βοΈ
π₯ Silver: $72.95, +$2.31 π’ βοΈ
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π Words: Benjamin Franklin π
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."
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π Words: Todayβs Word: sloom π
verb intr.: 1. To slumber. 2. To soften, decay, or waste. noun: A light sleep.
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𧩠Puzzle: Mensa Puzzle π§©
Rearrange the letters of βHAD LEAP TO MAJESTYβ to give three gemstones. What are they?
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π Joke: Dad Joke π
Hear about the new restaurant called Karma? Thereβs no menu: You get what you deserve.
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πΌ Did You Know: Cat Fact πΌ
A tomcat (male cat) can begin mating when he is between 7 and 10 months old.
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