By Nino Gelashvili, Travel News Editor · 10/11/2026
- Pack layers for Tbilisi and Kutaisi, and an umbrella if heading to Batumi for the afternoon light rain.
- Avoid driving trailers or semi-trailers through Gudauri–Kobi or Nakerala Pass; check alternative routes before heading toward Svaneti or Adjara.
- Expect snow-covered roads around Gudauri and Stepantsminda, and skip the Goderdzi Pass–Beshumi and Chkhakaura–Bakhmaro roads, both currently closed.
Tuesday brings overcast, cool conditions to Tbilisi and Kutaisi (9°C/13°C) with light rain in Batumi (14°C), while the high Caucasus sees light snow in Gudauri and Stepantsminda and sub-zero lows in Mestia; the lari trades at 2.594 to the US dollar, 2.904 to the euro and 3.482 to the pound. Trailers and semi-trailers remain banned on the Gudauri–Kobi section and Nakerala Pass, and vehicle traffic is closed on the Goderdzi Pass–Beshumi road.
Weather today
| Place | Sky | Low / high | Rain chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi | overcast | 2° / 9°C | 5% |
| Batumi | light rain | 7° / 14°C | 58% |
| Kutaisi | overcast | 5° / 13°C | 23% |
| Telavi | overcast | 2° / 5°C | 0% |
| Gudauri | light snow (snow 2.52 cm) | -9° / -6°C | 55% |
| Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) | light snow (snow 0.07 cm) | -6° / -1°C | 3% |
| Mestia | overcast | -7° / 1°C | 0% |
Daylight in Tbilisi: 07:43–17:45.
Roads and mountain passes
Restrictions currently notified by the Roads Department:
- Temporary traffic restriction imposed on vehicles heading in the Sarpi–Poti direction
- Traffic banned on the Chkhakaura–Bakhmaro section and on the Ozurgeti–Shemokmedi–Bzhuzhhesi–Gomismta road, km14–km33
- Trailer and semi-trailer traffic banned on Nakerala Pass
- Vehicle traffic banned on Goderdzi Pass–Beshumi road
- Movement of trailers and semi-trailers is prohibited on the Gudauri (Post Office)–Kobi section
- Sachkhere (Sareki)-Uzunta-Shkmeri-Zudali road, km20-km38 section: trucks with trailers and semi-trailers prohibited
- Trucks with trailers and semi-trailers banned on Gudauri-Kobi section
- Certain types of vehicles banned on Nichbisi-Didgori-Didi Toneti road
Recently reopened: Traffic restored for certain vehicle types on Nichbisi-Didgori-Didi Toneti road; Traffic for trailers and semi-trailers resumed on the Gudauri (Post Office)–Kobi section; Sachkhere(Sareki)-Uzunta-Shkmeri-Zudali road km20-km38 section reopened for trucks with trailers and semi-trailers; Trailer and semi-trailer traffic resumed on Gudauri (Post Office)–Kobi section.
Live table, refreshed hourly: Georgia road and pass status.
Exchange rate (National Bank of Georgia)
1 USD = 2.594 GEL · 1 EUR = 2.904 GEL · 1 GBP = 3.482 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: rugbyxm / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Source: GTour desk. Reported by the GTour desk; updated 10 November 2026, 07:30 (Tbilisi).
