By Nino Gelashvili, Travel News Editor · 19/10/2026
- Avoid driving into Tusheti today, the Pshaveli–Abano–Omalo road is shut from km 22 to 72 with extra limits at km 39–45.
- Carry a rain jacket in Tbilisi and Telavi, where showers and thunderstorms are likely through the afternoon.
- Expect cooler, cloudy conditions in Gudauri and Mestia, pack layers if heading to the mountains.
Rain showers and thunderstorms sweep the lowlands today, with Tbilisi reaching 26°C under heavy showers and Telavi seeing an 83% chance of thunderstorms, while the mountains stay cool and wet, Gudauri at 12°C and Mestia under thunderstorms at 18°C. The Pshaveli–Abano–Omalo road into Tusheti remains closed between km 22 and 72, and 1 EUR trades at 2.93 GEL.
Weather today
| Place | Sky | Low / high | Rain chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi | rain showers | 16° / 26°C | 60% |
| Batumi | overcast | 18° / 20°C | 20% |
| Kutaisi | overcast | 15° / 20°C | 5% |
| Telavi | thunderstorms | 16° / 25°C | 83% |
| Gudauri | rain showers | 7° / 12°C | 78% |
| Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) | overcast | 11° / 17°C | 25% |
| Mestia | thunderstorms | 9° / 18°C | 50% |
Daylight in Tbilisi: 07:17–18:13.
Roads and mountain passes
Restrictions currently notified by the Roads Department:
- 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)
- Traffic temporarily prohibited at km 11 of the Tsalenjikha–Obuji–Jikhaskari road
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 = 2.598 GEL · 1 EUR = 2.927 GEL · 1 GBP = 3.468 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 00:24 Tbilisi time from the National Environment Agency/Open-Meteo forecast model, the Roads Department of Georgia and the National Bank of Georgia.
Photo: Dalibor Z. Chvatal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
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Source: GTour desk. Reported by the GTour desk; updated 19 October 2026, 00:25 (Tbilisi).
