The Alaska Volcano Observatory said signs indicated a Mount Spurr eruption was likely, though not certain, in the weeks or months ahead.

A volcano near Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, could erupt in the 'next few weeks or months,' the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has shared in a release.

Evidence of elevated volcanic activity indicate eruption of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano could happen within weeks or months, federal officials say.