Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador Weather
Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast, soil and crop conditions for Portland.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Portland.
About Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador
Portland is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Portland is located at 48.4289°N, 53.8189°W. It observes Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30). Postal code area: A0C.
Portland rests upon the rugged edge of the Atlantic coast, where the salt-heavy air clings to the slopes of Lower Cove Hill. It lies 32.0 km north-north-east of Clarenville, NL (from Clarenville, NL: bearing 33°T), and is situated 8.6 km north-east of Bloomfield. The light here gathers in the hollows of the landscape long before the sun has fully retreated, casting a bruised, indigo hue across the rocky shoreline that defines the character of Portland. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the wilder reaches of the province assert themselves, with the sprawling green expanse of Terra Nova National Park of Canada located about 14 km away. Further inland, the terrain yields to the movement of water, where Rattle Falls drops through the silence about 16 km away, and the Southern Bay River carves its path some 12 km from the coast. These features remain distant sentinels, leaving the salt-crusted docks and the steady, persistent work of the tides to dictate the daily motion of those who reside here. History in Portland is found in the weathered wood of sheds and the quiet persistence of families who have looked toward the grey horizon for generations. The local economy relies on the cold, deep bounty of the sea, a pursuit that demands a certain stoicism from those who cast their nets into the North Atlantic. Life moves in accordance with the shifting winds and the seasonal migration of the catch, keeping the people attuned to the subtle fluctuations of the tide. Despite the isolation inherent to this coastal fringe, there is a profound clarity in the atmosphere, as if the landscape itself strips away the unnecessary, leaving only the essential weight of stone, water, and the enduring cold of the Newfoundland winters.
Live animated radar for Portland and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Coordinates | 48.428889°N, 53.818889°W |
| Timezone | Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30) |
| Postal FSA | A0C |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Portland includes coordinates 48.428889°N, 53.818889°W. Postal FSA: A0C. Telephone area code: 709, 879. Timezone: Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.