By Nino Gelashvili, Travel News Editor · 24/10/2026
The GTour desk's daily brief for visitors: today's weather in the main towns and mountain resorts, current road and pass restrictions, and the official exchange rate.
Weather today
| Place | Sky | Low / high | Rain chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi | thunderstorms | 14° / 18°C | 83% |
| Batumi | overcast | 15° / 21°C | 8% |
| Kutaisi | overcast | 17° / 25°C | 8% |
| Telavi | thunderstorms | 12° / 16°C | 58% |
| Gudauri | rain showers | 2° / 7°C | 8% |
| Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) | fog | 5° / 12°C | 40% |
| Mestia | overcast | 4° / 15°C | 5% |
Daylight in Tbilisi: 07:23–18:06.
Roads and mountain passes
Restrictions currently notified by the Roads Department:
- Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia-Lasdili road, km177-km178 section: traffic temporarily closed
- Temporary ban on trailer and semi-trailer traffic on the Mugudi Gorge bridge crossing
- Traffic prohibited at km 26 of the Vaziani–Gombori–Telavi road (Kakheti)
- Traffic prohibited on km 22–72 of the Pshaveli–Abano–Omalo road (Tusheti)
- Traffic temporarily prohibited at km 11 of the Tsalenjikha–Obuji–Jikhaskari road
- Restrictions imposed on km 39–45 of the Pshaveli–Abano–Omalo road (Tusheti)
Recently reopened: Trailer and semi-trailer traffic resumed on Mugudo Gorge bridge crossing; Traffic restored for high-clearance vehicles on the Lechuri–Omalo section (Tusheti road); Traffic restored at km 26 of the Vaziani–Gombori–Telavi road (Kakheti); Traffic unrestricted at km 11 of the Tsalenjikha–Obuji–Jikhaskari road (Samegrelo).
Live table, refreshed hourly: Georgia road and pass status.
Exchange rate (National Bank of Georgia)
1 USD = 2.597 GEL · 1 EUR = 2.909 GEL · 1 GBP = 3.475 GEL. Official rate; exchange offices in the city centre are usually within 1–2% of it. See money, ATMs and tipping.
Compiled by the GTour desk at 07:30 Tbilisi time from the National Environment Agency/Open-Meteo forecast model, the Roads Department of Georgia and the National Bank of Georgia.
Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Source: GTour desk. Reported by the GTour desk; updated 24 October 2026, 07:30 (Tbilisi).
