Neither Caithness – or Highland as the council area – get name checked among areas facing an amber weather warning on new Traffic Scotland webpage.
The Met Office has also upgraded rain warnings for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross-shire to amber; after issuing a revised red alert in the Grampians.
The council said its roads department is preparing itself to respond to flooding incidents when the storm hits.
A separate yellow warning for rain elsewhere in northern Scotland has also been extended and now covers a large swathe of the Highlands and Moray.
Brace for flooding when Storm Babet hits the Highlands later this week, residents have been warned.
Unison has announced plans for a "rolling series of strikes", with specific dates set to be announced "in the coming days".
Two rain warnings have been issued for parts of the Highlands, with a third alert – for gales – covering virtually all of northern Scotland.
WORK to boost inclusion through the teaching of British Sign Language has earned a Highland organisation a top prize in a prestigious UK competition.
Halkirk's Ruby Everett was among half-a-dozen youngsters whose poems won commendations from across the Highland Council area.
Banniskirk cup for most points in handicrafts and the Banniskirk Silver plate for most points in baking were also awarded.
The plea has gone out to Highland residents who have CPR knowledge.
SOARING sea water temperatures are causing "deep concern" a Highland salmon farm business has warned.
The strikes are in response to plans to cut £4 million from the UHI's budget and make dozens of staff redundant.
Rail passengers are being warned of disruption to services on the Far North Line later this month.
Jago Ashwell (74) is known to have travelled by train from Inverness to Caithness on Monday.
The Communication Workers' Union's Highland chair issued the warning after an MP highlighted NHS patients who'd missed appointments due to late mail.
Passengers have had to endure journeys of up to four-and-a-half hours without any on-board food-and-drink service.
The drivers, aged 18 to 56, were caught in Caithness, Easter and Wester Ross and the Black Isle
A three-day walkout of school staff across the Highlands later this month looks set to go ahead after UNISON rejected a revised pay offer.
SEVEN Highland schools were in the 100 best performing Scottish secondaries, when measured on the percentage of pupils securing five or more Highers.
