diff --git a/cylc/flow/etc/tutorial/consolidation-tutorial/flow.cylc b/cylc/flow/etc/tutorial/consolidation-tutorial/flow.cylc
index eacfc98a8a..abb1d76c72 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/etc/tutorial/consolidation-tutorial/flow.cylc
+++ b/cylc/flow/etc/tutorial/consolidation-tutorial/flow.cylc
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!jinja2
-
-{% set RESOLUTION = 0.2 %}
-
 [scheduling]
     # Start the workflow 7 hours before now ignoring minutes and seconds
     # * previous(T-00) takes the current time ignoring minutes and seconds.
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@
         script = consolidate-observations
         [[[environment]]]
             # The dimensions of each grid cell in degrees.
-            RESOLUTION = {{ RESOLUTION }}
+            RESOLUTION = 0.2
             # The area to generate forecasts for (lng1, lat1, lng2, lat2)
             DOMAIN = -12,46,12,61  # Do not change!
 
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@
         script = get-rainfall
         [[[environment]]]
             # The dimensions of each grid cell in degrees.
-            RESOLUTION = {{ RESOLUTION }}
+            RESOLUTION = 0.2
             # The area to generate forecasts for (lng1, lat1, lng2, lat2)
             DOMAIN = -12,46,12,61  # Do not change!
 
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@
         script = forecast 60 5  # Generate 5 forecasts at 60 minute intervals.
         [[[environment]]]
             # The dimensions of each grid cell in degrees.
-            RESOLUTION = {{ RESOLUTION }}
+            RESOLUTION = 0.2
             # The area to generate forecasts for (lng1, lat1, lng2, lat2)
             DOMAIN = -12,46,12,61  # Do not change!
             # The path to the files containing wind data (the {variables} will
@@ -87,11 +84,11 @@
             MAP_TEMPLATE = "$CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR/lib/template/map.html"
 
     [[post_process_exeter]]
-        # Generate a forecast for Exeter 60 minutes in the future.
-        script = post-process exeter 60
+        # Generate a weather report for Exeter 300 minutes in the future.
+        script = post-process exeter 300
         [[[environment]]]
             # The dimensions of each grid cell in degrees.
-            RESOLUTION = {{ RESOLUTION }}
+            RESOLUTION = 0.2
             # The area to generate forecasts for (lng1, lat1, lng2, lat2)
             DOMAIN = -12,46,12,61  # Do not change!
 
diff --git a/cylc/flow/etc/tutorial/cylc-forecasting-workflow/flow.cylc b/cylc/flow/etc/tutorial/cylc-forecasting-workflow/flow.cylc
index 86437e6c07..1c177d56f9 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/etc/tutorial/cylc-forecasting-workflow/flow.cylc
+++ b/cylc/flow/etc/tutorial/cylc-forecasting-workflow/flow.cylc
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 #!jinja2
+
+{# Generate 5 forecasts at 60 minute intervals. #}
+{% set FORECAST_LENGTH = 60 %}
+{% set FORECAST_COUNT = 5 %}
+
 [task parameters]
     # A list of the weather stations we will be fetching observations from.
-    station = camborne, heathrow, shetland, aldergrove
+    station = aldergrove, camborne, heathrow, shetland
     # A list of the sites we will be generating forecasts for.
-    site = exeter
+    site = exeter, edinburgh
 
 [scheduling]
     # Start the workflow 7 hours before now ignoring minutes and seconds
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@
         script = get-rainfall
 
     [[forecast]]
-        script = forecast 60 5  # Generate 5 forecasts at 60 minute intervals.
+        script = forecast {{ FORECAST_LENGTH }} {{ FORECAST_COUNT }}  # Generate 5 forecasts at 60 minute intervals.
         [[[environment]]]
             # The path to the files containing wind data (the {variables} will
             # get substituted in the forecast script).
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@
             MAP_TEMPLATE = "$CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR/lib/template/map.html"
 
     [[post_process<site>]]
-        # Generate a forecast for the location <site> 60 minutes in the future.
-        script = post-process $CYLC_TASK_PARAM_site 60
+        # Generate a weather report for [length * count] minutes in the future for <site>
+        script = post-process $CYLC_TASK_PARAM_site {{ FORECAST_LENGTH * FORECAST_COUNT }}
 
 {% include 'etc/python-job.settings' %}