Welcome to Carrickferg.Us Today for Tuesday, 7α΅Κ° April 2026.
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Here is todayβs weather forecast for #Carrickfergus:
π€ Weather: Sunny Intervals π€
π‘ Max: 14Β°C (57Β°F)
π‘ Min: 9Β°C (48Β°F)
π¨ Wind: 14mph
π Visibility: Very Good
π Pressure: 1018mb
π§ Humidity: 78%
π UV Risk: 5
π Pollution: Low
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π° News: Watch: Artemis II mission loses contact with Earth for 40 minutes π°
Once contact was regained, astronaut Christina Koch said: "It is so great to hear from Earth again."
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π News: Hospitality businesses say lower VAT would help attract visitors across the border π
Cafe owner Tiffany McKay said the rising cost is forcing business owners like her to make some "extremely painful" decisions.
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π News: Hundreds gather for dissident republican Easter parade π
Young people were seen with petrol bombs when the parade reached City Cemetery.
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π News: Firefighters put out blaze at recycling plant π
The fire was in about 700 to 800 tonnes of scrap metal at a recycling plant
𧡠5/20
π Sun: Sun Times π
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Sunrise: 06:41 (dawn: 06:03)
π Noon: 13:25
π Sunset: 20:11 (dusk: 20:49)
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β΅ Tides: Carrickfergus Tides β΅
03:04 - High Tide (2.93m)
08:58 - Low Tide (0.52m)
15:31 - High Tide (2.84m)
21:10 - Low Tide (0.66m)
𧡠7/20
π Night Sky: Waning Gibbous Moon π
Over half the moon is illuminated but less will show tomorrow.
𧡠8/20
π Night Sky: No significant aurora activity π
π’ 6.8 - Aurora is unlikely to be visible by eye or camera from anywhere in the UK.
𧡠9/20
π Night Sky: Launch: Minotaur IV | STP-S29A π
Tuesday morning at 11:30 UTC
STP-S29A is a mission under the U.S. Department of Defense's Space Test Program (STP) that will deliver technology demonstrations to orbit and contribute to future space system development, with this launch delivering up to 200 kg of STP cubesats to Low Earth Orbit.
The main payload will be STPSat-7, an ESPA class satellite based on the Aegis Aerospace M-1 satellite bus used on the STPSat-4 mission for hosting research and technology demonstration payloads for the Department of Defense (DoD). One of the payload is U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Lightsheet Anomaly Resolution and Debris Observation (LARADO) instrument, used to detect and characterize lethal non-trackable orbital debris with lasers in orbit.
𧡠10/20
π Night Sky: Launch: Long March 8 | Unknown Payload π
Tuesday evening at 13:30 UTC
Details TBD.
𧡠11/20
π Night Sky: Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 π
Wednesday evening at 12:51 UTC
This is the 24th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 23rd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
𧡠12/20
π΅ Finance: Exchange Rates π΅
π΅ GBP/USD: $1.32, -$0.00 π΄ βοΈ
πΆ GBP/EUR: $1.15, -$0.00 π΄ βοΈ
𧡠13/20
π Finance: Crypto π
βΏ BTC: $68,566.00, -$426.00 π΄ βοΈ
Ξ ETH: $2,103.81, -$23.29 π΄ βοΈ
β SOL: $79.54, -$1.94 π΄ βοΈ
𧡠14/20
π₯ Finance: Precious Metals π₯
π₯ Gold: $4,652.60, -$12.49 π΄ βοΈ
π₯ Silver: $72.26, -$0.21 π΄ βοΈ
𧡠15/20
π Words: Nicolas Chamfort π
"The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed."
𧡠16/20
π Words: Todayβs Word: jell π
verb intr.: 1. To become clear, cohesive, or definite. 2. To become firm or gelatinous; to congeal. verb tr.: 1. To cause to become clear, cohesive, or definite. 2. To make firm or gelatinous.
𧡠17/20
𧩠Puzzle: Mensa Puzzle π§©
Two cars set off from the same point to travel the same journey. The first car has a start of 10 minutes before the second car sets off. If the first car travels at 60 km/h and the second car travels at 100 km/h, how many kilometres from the starting point will they draw level?
𧡠18/20
π Joke: Dad Joke π
Our wedding was so beautiful, even the cake was in tiers.
𧡠19/20
πΌ Did You Know: Cat Fact πΌ
It is estimated that cats can make over 60 different sounds.
𧡠20/20
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