# Georgia today, Thursday 29 October: weather, roads and the lari

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- Author: Nino Gelashvili (GTour desk, Tbilisi)
- Published: 2026-10-29
- Updated: 2026-10-29
- Language: en
- Russian edition: https://gtour.ge/ru/georgia-today-thursday-29-october-weather-roads-and-the-lari/

Heavy rain soaks Tbilisi and Telavi today while Gudauri stays cold and wet near freezing in the mountains, and Batumi, Kutaisi and Mestia see milder overcast conditions with only patchy showers. Roads remain restricted on the Kutaisi-Alpana-Mamisoni section (km107-112) and banned on Pshaveli-Abano-Omalo (km22-72), while the dollar trades at 2.596 GEL and the euro at 2.888 GEL.

### Weather today

| Place | Sky | Low / high | Rain chance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tbilisi | light rain | 13° / 14°C | 98% |
| Batumi | overcast | 16° / 21°C | 5% |
| Kutaisi | overcast | 20° / 22°C | 18% |
| Telavi | light rain | 11° / 12°C | 100% |
| Gudauri | light rain | 3° / 4°C | 100% |
| Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) | light rain | 8° / 11°C | 10% |
| Mestia | light rain | 9° / 17°C | 55% |

Daylight in Tbilisi: 07:29–17:59.

### Roads and mountain passes

Restrictions currently notified by the Roads Department:

- Traffic restricted for 2 weeks on Kutaisi-Alpana-Mamisoni road, km107-km112 section

- Traffic Banned on Pshaveli–Abano–Omalo Road, km22–km72 Section

- 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

Recently reopened: Traffic fully restored on the road at the entrance to Oni; Traffic Resumed on Zugdidi–Jvari–Mestia–Lasdili Road, km177–km178 Section; Trailer and semi-trailer traffic resumed on Mugudo Gorge bridge crossing; Traffic restored for high-clearance vehicles on the Lechuri–Omalo section (Tusheti road).

Live table, refreshed hourly: [Georgia road and pass status](https://gtour.ge/road-status/).

### Exchange rate (National Bank of Georgia)

1 USD = 2.596 GEL · 1 EUR = 2.888 GEL · 1 GBP = 3.446 GEL. Official rate; exchange offices in the city centre are usually within 1–2% of it. See [money, ATMs and tipping](https://gtour.ge/money-atms-tipping-georgia/).

*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.*

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