Welcome to Carrickferg.Us Today for Wednesday, 8α΅Κ° April 2026.
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Here is todayβs weather forecast for #Carrickfergus:
π§ Weather: Drizzle π§
π‘ Max: 14Β°C (57Β°F)
π‘ Min: 9Β°C (48Β°F)
π¨ Wind: 9mph
π Visibility: Moderate
π Pressure: 1022mb
π§ Humidity: 84%
π UV Risk: 3
π Pollution: Low
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π° News: Iran ceasefire deal a partial win for Trump - but at a high cost π°
The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.
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π News: 'He stalked me, but I was the one arrested' π
Jodie Morrow went to the police after being harassed, but later found herself in custody.
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π News: SAS soldier's priceless archive may never open to public π
The building the collections are in, a warehouse in Newtownards, needs major renovation.
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π News: How Irish engineers are cashing in on AI boom π
TES Group has been bought by Legrand, one of France's largest industrial businesses.
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π News: Attempted ATM theft in Carrickfergus: Police appeal for witnesses after bank machine damaged π
Police have appealed for witnesses and information following an attempted theft from a bank machine in Carrickfergus.
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π Sun: Sun Times π
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Sunrise: 06:38 (dawn: 06:00)
π Noon: 13:25
π Sunset: 20:13 (dusk: 20:51)
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β΅ Tides: Carrickfergus Tides β΅
03:44 - High Tide (2.87m)
09:40 - Low Tide (0.62m)
16:16 - High Tide (2.69m)
21:53 - Low Tide (0.79m)
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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’ 6.5 - Aurora is unlikely to be visible by eye or camera from anywhere in the UK.
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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.
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π Night Sky: Launch: Long March 6A | Unknown Payload π
Wednesday evening at 19:35 UTC
Details TBD.
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π Night Sky: Launch: Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) π
Thursday morning at 06:29 UTC
Joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to investigate the interaction between Earthβs protective shield β the magnetosphere β and the supersonic solar wind.
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π΅ Finance: Exchange Rates π΅
π΅ GBP/USD: $1.34, +$0.02 π’ βοΈ
πΆ GBP/EUR: $1.15, +$0.00 π’ βοΈ
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π Finance: Crypto π
βΏ BTC: $71,717.00, +$3,151.00 π’ βοΈ
Ξ ETH: $2,245.76, +$141.95 π’ βοΈ
β SOL: $84.52, +$4.98 π’ βοΈ
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π₯ Finance: Precious Metals π₯
π₯ Gold: $4,818.73, +$166.13 π’ βοΈ
π₯ Silver: $77.11, +$4.86 π’ βοΈ
𧡠16/21
π Words: Elon Musk π
"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."
𧡠17/21
π Words: Todayβs Word: fly-tip π
verb tr., intr.: To dump waste illegally instead of taking it to an authorized disposal site.
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𧩠Puzzle: Mensa Puzzle π§©
From a group of office workers three times as many play football as play rugby. Four more people play golf than rugby and three less people play tennis than golf. Four people play tennis, how many play each of the other sports?
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π Joke: Dad Joke π
I considered building the patio by myself. But I didn't have the stones.
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πΌ Did You Know: Cat Fact πΌ
Relative to its body size, the clouded leopard has the biggest canines of all animalsβ canines. Its dagger-like teeth can be as long as 1.8 inches (4.5 cm).
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